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| 2023 PANRE/PANRE-LA Gastrointestinal System/Nutrition Blueprint: 10% | ||||
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Performance Expectation |
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| History & Physical | Diagnosis | Intervention (Basic) | Intervention (Complex) | |
| Acute cholecystitis | · | · | · | |
| Acute hepatitis | · | · | ||
| Acute liver failure | · | · | ||
| Acute pancreatitis | · | · | · | |
| Anal abscess/fistula | · | · | · | |
| Anal fissure | · | · | · | |
| Appendicitis | · | · | · | |
| Celiac disease | · | · | · | |
| Cholangitis | · | · | ||
| Cholelithiasis | · | · | · | |
| Chronic hepatitis | · | · | · | |
| Chronic pancreatitis | · | · | ||
| Cirrhosis | · | · | ||
| Colon cancer | · | · | · | |
| Constipation | · | · | · | · |
| Diverticulitis and diverticulosis | · | · | · | |
| Dysphagia | · | · | · | |
| Esophageal varices | · | · | · | |
| Esophagitis | · | · | · | |
| Fecal incontinence | · | · | · | |
| Food allergies | · | · | · | |
| Food intolerances (gluten, lactose) | · | · | · | |
| Foreign body ingestion | · | · | · | |
| Gastritis | · | · | · | |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease | · | · | · | · |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | · | · | · | |
| Hemorrhoids (internal, external) | · | · | · | |
| Hernias | · | · | · | |
| Infectious diarrhea | · | · | · | |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | · | · | · | |
| Intussusception | · | · | ||
| Irritable bowel syndrome | · | · | · | |
| Ischemic bowel disease | · | · | ||
| Large-bowel obstruction | · | · | ||
| Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease | · | · | · | |
| Noninfectious diarrhea | · | · | · | |
| Pancreatic cancer | · | · | · | |
| Peptic ulcer disease | · | · | · | |
| Pyloric stenosis | · | · | ||
| Small-bowel obstruction | · | · | · | |
| Toxic ingestion (caustic substances, medications) | · | · | · | |
| Toxic megacolon | · | · | ||
| GI and Nutrition Exam | Take Exam | |||
- Level 1: Recognize most likely diagnosis using signs, symptoms, and risks; refer appropriately.
- Level 2: Make appropriate diagnosis by recognizing signs, symptoms, risks and/or interpreting results of diagnostic studies, and have knowledge of first-line treatment.
- Level 3: Make appropriate diagnosis by recognizing signs, symptoms, risks and/or interpreting results of diagnostic studies and have knowledge of first-line treatment. In addition, have knowledge required to manage well- known comorbid conditions, contraindications, and complications.
