Changes in bowel habit

Name: Changes in bowel habit
Start: 2025-04-05T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-04-05T19:00:00+00:00

5th Apr 2025

5:00 - 7:00pm (GMT)

Acute internal medicine

Gastroenterology

General (internal) medicine

5th Apr 2025

5:00 - 7:00pm (GMT)

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Description

Hi guys,

Join Dr Anisa as she discusses a crucial gastroenterology topic- changes in bowel habit. Something doctors often encounter when working with patients in both acute and chronic settings. Hope to see many of you there!

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Summary

Join Dr. Anisa for an informative session on the significant topic of changes in bowel habit. This topic is commonplace in patient encounters and pertinent to the medical field of gastroenterology. Be part of this important discussion that spans across acute and chronic care settings. Sign up today and broaden your practical knowledge base.

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Learning objectives

Understand the typical range of bowel habits and the variables that can affect bowel movements, such as diet, hydration level, exercise, stress, and certain medications.
Identify the signs and symptoms that may signify a pathological change in bowel habits, like drastic changes in stool consistency, presence of blood, trange stool color, and acute or chronic alterations in the frequency of bowel movements.
Learn about the common gastrointestinal conditions that might present with changes in bowel habit, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), colorectal cancer, and constipation or diarrhea-predominant disorders.
Develop an approach to efficiently and respectfully eliciting a thorough bowel history from patients, understanding the sensitive nature of this topic.
Gain knowledge to order and interpret diagnostic tests for patients presenting with changes in bowel habits, including blood tests, stool tests, endoscopies, and imaging studies.

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