Preparing for Session 1

Students should:

1. Demonstrate the skills of identifying common presentations with abdominal pain
2. List important differential diagnosis on a patient who is suffering with epigastric / right hypochondriac pain
3. Identify the aetiology of pancreatitis 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 acute pancreatitis.