ABSTRACT

This section intends to examine knowledge of clinical nutrition, disorders of the mouth, tongue and salivary glands, disorders of oesophagus and stomach (including achalasia, carcinomas, peptic ulceration, gastritis and gastrointestinal haemorrhage), functional disorders (including irritable bowel syndrome), disorders of the small intestine, disorders of the liver, biliary tree and pancreas, the acute abdomen (including perforated viscus, intestinal obstruction and ischaemic bowel), the inflammatory bowel disorders (mainly Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, infective gastroenteritis), and colorectal disorders (including polyps, carcinoma, diverticular disease, and anorectal disorders).