{"id":1960,"date":"2016-12-30T13:09:52","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T05:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pathweb.stf.nus.edu.sg\/?page_id=1960"},"modified":"2023-04-03T13:20:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T05:20:09","slug":"git-iii-classification-of-diseases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/gastrointestinal-tract\/git-iii-classification-of-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"GIT &#8211; III. Classification of Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>As with other topics, the simplest way is to use both <em><strong>aetiological<\/strong><\/em> and\u00a0<em><strong>anatomical<\/strong> <\/em>classifications<\/p>\n<p>Some notes on Anatomy:\u00a0The GIT can be divided into <em>Upper and Lower GIT.<\/em> There are several schemes of division:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upper GI tract<\/strong> &#8211; Mouth to Duodenum (Note: For upper GI bleed, usually regarding bleeding above DJ junction)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lower GI tract<\/strong> &#8211; Distal duodenum to Anus<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-classif-dis-10qdgll.jpg\" alt=\"Table-classif-dis-10qdgll\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"662\" width=\"1185\" title=\"Table-classif-dis-10qdgll\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h3>\n\t\tMINDMAP: GIT Diseases (Part 1)\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>If you can&#8217;t play the video, watch it here on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tciFfkAhHYE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/tciFfkAhHYE<\/a><\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/197985082\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h3>\n\t\tMINDMAP: GIT Diseases (Part 2)\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>If you can&#8217;t play the video, watch it here on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mTKKhvMRkL4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/mTKKhvMRkL4<\/a><\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/197985204\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/gastrointestinal-tract\/git-i-function\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI. Function\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/gastrointestinal-tract\/git-ii-clinicopathologic-correlates\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tII. Clinicopathologic Correlates\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/gastrointestinal-tract\/git-iii-classification-of-diseases\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIII. Classification of Diseases\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/gastrointestinal-tract\/git-iv-git-tumours-crash-course\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIV. GIT Tumours: Crash Course\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/gastrointestinal-tract\/git-v-talking-pots-and-slides\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tV. GIT: Talking Pots and Slides\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/gastrointestinal-tract\/git-quiz\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVI. 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