Preparing for Session 1

Specific learning objectives

Students should:

1. Demonstrate the skills of identifying common presentations with abdominal pain
2. List important differential diagnoses on a patient who is suffering with epigastric / right hypochondriac pain
3. Identify the aetiology of cholelithiasis and cholelithiasis and the progress of the disease by taking a focused history
4. Gauge current health status of patient by performing a focused but thorough examination
5. Identify imaging modalities and further investigations to rule out differential diagnoses
6. Demonstrate the basic principles of management of cholecystitis including medical and surgical managements. 

Skills mastered

Students should:

1. Demonstrate history-taking skills for a patient with right upper quadrant pain
2. Demonstrate the skills of abdominal examination. 

Guiding questions

To guide your preparation for this session, please ensure you have considered the following questions:

1. What are common causes of abdominal pain?
2. What are important features to elicit in history from a patient with abdominal pain?
3. How would you examine a patient with abdominal pain?
4. How would you investigate a patient with abdominal pain?

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