Gastroenterology

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Library·Gastroenterology

Upper GI

Reflux (GORD) PPI ladder, lifestyle, when to scope. Dyspepsia H. pylori test-and-treat, alarm features, who to scope. Peptic ulcer disease H. pylori eradication, NSAID review, when to image.

Lower GI

Irritable bowel syndrome Rome criteria, FODMAP, what helps for each subtype. Constipation Causes by age, laxative ladder, red flags. Inflammatory bowel disease When to suspect, faecal calprotectin, urgent referral criteria. Coeliac disease Who to test, biopsy pathway, dietitian and follow-up. Diverticular disease Acute flare, antibiotic-or-not, fibre advice. Rectal bleeding Workup by age, when 2-week wait applies.

Liver

Abnormal LFTs Workup pattern by enzyme rise, when to image. MASLD (fatty liver) FIB-4, lifestyle, when to refer. Hepatitis B Chronic infection in NZ, monitoring, treatment thresholds. Hepatitis C DAAs funded in NZ, who to treat in primary care.

Bowel screening and pancreatobiliary

NZ bowel screening programme Eligibility, FIT, follow-up of positives. Gallstones When asymptomatic is OK, who to refer for surgery. Pancreatitis Acute presentation, recovery, recurrent disease.