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Part I: Symptoms and Signs

1. Dysphagia
2. Heartburn
3. Chest pain
4. Globus sensation
5. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
6. Dyspepsia and upper abdominal pain
7. Nausea and vomiting
8. Abnormal liver chemistries
9. Jaundice
10. Portal hypertension (varices, ascites and hepatic hydrothorax, hepatorenal syndrome, portosystemic encephalopathy, pulmonary complications)
11. Pruritis
12. Obstructive jaundice
13. Right upper quandrant pain
14. Hemobilia
15. Diarrhea
16. Acute abdominal pain
17. Chronic abdominal pain
18. Bleeding from small intestinal source
19. Abdominal distention, bloating, and pain
20. Constipation
21. Diarrhea
22. Fecal incontinence
23. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
24. Abdominal pain

Part II: Specific GI Conditions

Section 1: Esophagus

25. Oropharyngeal disorders
26. GERD
27. Esophageal motility and functional disorders
28. Barrett's esophagus
29. Foreign body food impaction
30. Esophageal injury
31. Esophageal infections
32. Neoplasms of the esophagus
33. Esophageal ulcerations
34. Eosinophilic esophagus
35. Esophageal varices
36. Systemic disorders involving the esophagus

Section 2: Stomach and Duodenum

37. Gastric mucosal disorders
38. Peptic ulcer disease
39. Neoplasms of the stomach and duodenum
40. Gastric motility and functinal disorders
41. Post-surgical conditions- bariatric
42. Post-surgical conditions (bariatric/neoplasms)

Section 3: Liver

43. Iron overload (inherited disorder)
44. Wilson's Disease (inherited disorder)
45. Alpha-one antitrypsin deficiency (Inherited disorder)
46. Cystic fibrosis (inherited disorder)
47. Sickle cell hepatopathy (inherited disorder)
48. Primary biliary cirrhosis (cholestatic)
49. Primary sclerosing cholangitis (cholestatic)
50. Secondary billiary cirrhosis (cholestatic)
51. Hepatitis A
52. Hepatitis B (acute and chronic)
53. Hepatitis C (acute and chronic)
54. Delta hepatitis
55. Hepatitis E
56. Autoimmune hepatitis
57. Vascular liver disease
58. Alcoholic liver disease
59. nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
60. Drug-induced liver disease
61. Pregnancy-related liver disease
62. Acute liver failure
63. Neoplasms of the liver
64. Liver abscess
65. hepatic manifestations of systemic disease
66. liver transplantation ( indications and complications)
67. Surgical considerations for patients with liver disease
68. extrahepatic manifestations in patients with liver disease

Section 4: Biliary Tract

69. Gallstone disease
70. Gallbladder disease
71. Bile duct diseases
72. Billiary infections
73. Neoplasms
74. Billiary motility and functional disorders

Section 5: Pancreas

75. Malabsorption
76. Ascites
77. Duct disruptions
78. Acute pancreatitis
79. Chronic pancreatitis
80. Neoplasms of the pancreas

Section 5: Small Intestine

81. Small bowel motility and functional disorders
82. Small bowel infections
83. Small bowel injury
84. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis
85. Crohn's disease of the small bowel (complications, extra-intestinal manifestations)
86. Celiac disease
87. Neoplasms of the small bowel
88. Vascular disorders of the small bowel

Section 6: Colon

89. Colorectal motility and functional disorders
90. Colorectal infections
91. Colorectal injury
92. Inflammatory bowel disease
93. Microscopic colitis
94. Ulcerative colitis
95. Crohn's disease
96. Drug-induced IBD
97. Diverticular Disease (hemorrhage, Diverticulitis)
98. Appendicitis
99. Neoplasms of the colon and rectum
100. Vascular disorders of the colon and rectum