Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:
Melissa Felinski, DO: Nothing to disclose.
Learning Objectives:
Peptic ulcer diease:
Identify risk factors for peptic ulcer diease.
Describe the general anatomic features of the foregut, including visceral and neurovascular structures as well as physiology of acid production.
Describe history and physical findings of a patient presenting with peptic ulcer disease and describe diagnostic workup.
Discuss medical and surgical treatment of peptic ulcer disease and complications related to peptic ulcer disease.
Gastric Cancer:
Identify risk factors for gastric cancer.
Describe signs and symptoms of gastric cancer and describe diagnostic workup and staging.
Discuss treatment algorithm for early, locally advanced, metastatic, and recurrent disease.
Describe surveillance algorithm.
