- Discuss the role of Helicobacter pylori infection in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer.
- Explain how screening colonoscopy reduces the risk of malignant neoplasms of the large intestine.
- Explain how chronic liver injury, regeneration, and repair leads to hepatic cirrhosis. List complications of hepatic cirrhosis.
- Identify the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of gallstones (cholelithiasis).
- Identify the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of nephritic vs nephrotic syndromes.
- Assess the usual clinical manifestations and determine appropriate treatment options for patients with nodular prostatic hyperplasia.
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