6. Bowel obstruction

By the early 20th century, endoscopy had evolved from candle-lit brass tubes into electrically illuminated rigid instruments. The decisive shift toward flexibility — the stage upon which Rudolf Schindler would make his contribution — was the product of several converging advances ...  Show more

By the mid-19th century, improvements in illumination and optics transformed endoscopy from a theoretical idea into a practical clinical tool, culminating in Antoine Jean Desormeaux's work in Paris in 1853. Building on Bozzini's Lichtleiter and frustrated by diagnostic limits of ...  Show more

Constipation is so common, but hardly a topic for the dinner table, listen in as two nutritionists share the causes and some solutions for child and adult constipation issues. They share foods to eat and what to avoid, in addition to indicators of good bowel habits and abnorma ...

Content covered in this episode includes: [0:41]: Question Dissection: A 45 year old man with no past medical history presents to the E.D. with abdominal pain and nausea and vomiting for the past three days.. [5:10] Gastroenterology chapter of S2S including questions like: - What ...  Show more

We’re explaining who is more likely to develop gallbladder issues – one of the most common digestive diseases in the US – and what the gallbladder does to begin with. For those who have had their gallbladder removed, listen into the tips we share with clients about the food an ...

In this episode I cover inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

If you want to follow along with written notes on inflammatory bowel disease go to https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/gastroenterology/ibd/ or find the gastroente ...