GI Essentials Package
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
- Abdominal & Pelvic Pain Evaluation: From Diagnosis to Diagnostic Imaging 3.5 0
Run Time: 3
Contact Hours: 3.6
Rx Hours: 0Learn how to conduct a focused abdominal and pelvic exam, consider differential diagnosis, and determine appropriate imaging.
- Abdominal Pain: Differential Diagnosis 1.6 0.8
Run Time: 1.3
Contact Hours: 1.6
Rx Hours: 0.8Abdominal pain is a common presenting complaint. A systematic approach to breaking down symptoms of abdominal pain and arriving at a diagnosis will be explored. Appropriate diagnostic testing will also be discussed.
- Common GI Disorders: PUD, gastritis, GERD, ?diarrhea, nausea, vomiting 2 2
A concise and relevant review and update of the assessment and management of peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disorders.
- Prescribing for the Relief of Symptoms: Pain, Fever, Cough and Nausea 1.4 1.4
Run Time: 1.18
Contact Hours: 1.4
Rx Hours: 1.4A two-volume set. This program focuses on the relief of pain, fever, cough, and nausea in the outpatient setting. Highlights include factors influencing the choice of the best evidence-based pharmacologic options.
- Primary Care Management of Patients Post-weight-reduction Surgery 1.3 0.6
Chronic management of patients after weight-reduction surgery often falls to the primary care provider. Learn about routine management, potential complications of weight-reduction surgery, and proper diet and exercise patterns to maintain weight loss.
- Probiotic and Prebiotic Use in Clinical Practice: What we know, what we are learning 1.5 1.5
Join clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP as she dives into the definitions, types, and forms of probiotics and prebiotics, offering a clear understanding of their role in clinical practice. Explore the potential health benefits of probiotics and prebiotics, supported by the latest emerging scientific research. Participants will gain actionable insights to improve patient care and optimize health outcomes through evidence-based use of probiotics and prebiotics.
- Fatty Liver Disease Assessment and Management 1.2 0.3
Explore the diagnosis, potential complications, and management of fatty liver disease, the increasingly prevalent hepatic component of metabolic syndrome.
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Differentiation & Treatment 1.8 0.8
Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common diagnoses seen in both primary care and gastroenterology specialty practices. Learn the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and potential complications of both conditions, as well as how to differentiate between the two pathologies.