OMED 5650 Gastrointestinal System, Nutrition, Appetite
The intake of nutrients, water, vitamins and minerals through food and the processing of food for assimilation into the body are essential for sustaining life. This unit explores the osteopathic physician’s care of patients with syndromes and diseases that result from abnormal nutritional intake, disruptions in the normal structure and function of the gastrointestinal (GI) system, and abnormal food-associated appetites that are related to behavioral, social, economic and environmental factors. This patient care is examined through participation in case-based group learning and community-engagement activities that are integrated applications of pertinent biomedical, epidemiological, bioethical, and public health principles and osteopathic treatment modalities