Gastrointestinal System: Conditions, Tests, and Clinical Applications

Explore a comprehensive lecture on gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, covering organic and functional disorders. Learn about the importance of laboratory investigations in prioritizing patients for invasive GI tests and their role in diagnosis, disease management, and treatment monitoring. Delve into topics such as the gastrointestinal system, stomach disorders, Helicobacter Pylori testing, gastrinoma, faecal fat collection, exocrine pancreatic function tests, bile acid diarrhoea, protein digestion, coeliac disease and testing, large intestine disorders, calprotectin clinical utility and laboratory aspects, colorectal cancer screening methods including guaiac faecal occult blood testing and faecal immunochemical testing (FIT). Examine a case history of a 51-year-old male patient to apply the knowledge gained throughout the lecture.

Intro
Learning Objective
The Gastrointestinal system
The stomach
Helicobacter Pylori testing
Gastrinoma
Faecal fat collection
Tests of exocrine pancreatic function
Pancreatic enzymes in blood
Bile acid diarrhoea
Protein digestion
Coeliac disease
Coeliac Testing
Large intestine
Clinical utility of calprotectin
Calprotectin-laboratory aspects •No reference method or standard reference material
Colorectal cancer
Guaic faecal occult blood testing
Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT)
Case History 3 51 year old male
Summary ⚫GI conditions include a spectrum of organic and functional disorders