Title of article :
Educational Case: Gallstones, Cholelithiasis, and Cholecystitis
Author/Authors :
Gross, Alexander R. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA , Bacaj, Patrick J. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA , Williams, H. James Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
Abstract :
The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040
Keywords :
pathology competencies , organ systems pathology , hepatobiliary , gallstones , cholecystitis , biliary colic , morphology , composition of gallstones
Journal title :
Academic Pathology
