Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract.

1. Anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract.

2. Gastric mucosal barrier.

3. Gastrointestinal nervous system.

4. Gastrointestinal endocrinology.

Diagnostic approach to gastrointestinal diseases.

5. Regurgitation vs. vomiting.

6. Small vs. large bowel diarrhea.

7. Weight loss in the face of polyphagia.

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Diseases of the esophagus.

8. Esophagitis.

9. Esophageal stricture.

10. Vascular ring anomalies.

11. Megaesophagus (ME).

12. Hiatal hernia.

13. Gastroesophageal reflux.

Diseases of the stomach.

14. Acute gastritis.

15. Chronic gastritis.

16. Gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV).

17. Delayed gastric emptying.

18. Gastroduodenal ulcers.

Diseases of the small intestine.

19. Acute enteritis.

20. Acute hemorrhagic diarrheal syndrome (AHDS).

21. Canine parvovirus infection.

22. Intestinal dysbiosis.

23. Chronic enteropathy.

24. Intestinal lymphangiectasia.

25. Feline inflammatory bowel disease vs. smallcell lymphoma.

Diseases of the large intestine.

26. Acute colitis.

27. Infectious colitis.

28. Idiopathic chronic colitis.

29. Granulomatous colitis.

30. Feline constipation and megacolon.

Diseases of the rectum and anus.

31. Anal sac impaction and infection.

32. Perianal fistula.

33. Aprocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma (AGASACA).

Miscellaneous gastrointestinal diseases.

34. Gastrointestinal foreign bodies.

35. Intussusception.

36. Gastrointestinal parasites.

37. Gastrointestinal cancer.

38. Acute abdomen.

Gastrointestinal procedures.

39. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.

40. Ileal intubation and biopsy.

41. Colonoscopy.

42. Feeding tubes.

43. Esophageal balloon dilatation.

44. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT).

Anatomy and physiology of the hepatobiliary system.

45. Anatomy of the hepatobiliary system.

46. Regulation of bile secretion.

Diseases of the hepatobiliary system.

Diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts.

47. Cholecystitis.

48. Gallbladder mucocele.

49. Cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis.

50. Extrahepatic bile duct obstruction (EHBDO).

51. Biliary cancer.

Diseases of the liver.

52. Congenital portosystemic shunt (cPSS).

53. Hepatic arteriovenous malformation (HAVM).

54. Canine acute hepatitis.

55. Vacuolar hepatopathy.

56. Canine chronic hepatitis.

57. Copper-associated hepatopathy.

58. Cirrhosis.

59. Hepatocutaneous syndrome.

60. Feline neutrophilic cholangitis.

61. Feline lymphocytic cholangitis.

62. Feline triaditis.

63. Feline hepatic lipidosis.

64. Hepatic cancer.

Hepatobiliary procedures.

65. Cholecystocentesis.

66. Laparoscopic liver biopsy.

Anatomy and physiology of the pancreas.

67. Anatomy of the pancreas.

68. Physiology of the pancreas.

Diseases of the pancreas.

69. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI).

70. Acute pancreatitis.

71. Chronic pancreatitis.

72. Pancreatic abscesses and pseudocysts.

73. Pancreatic cancer.