Today Mahmoud once again visited but this time I was with the gastroenterology department. Admittedly gastroenterology isn't as exciting as oral surgery but I feel as if I learned a lot more than I did at oral surgery.[A] Chuck (the physician's assistant) took the time to explain certain diseases his patients had to Mahmoud and I. He was very clear and gave us the opportunity to look up the diseases in the medical books. Mahmoud brilliantly suggested the idea that we should take notes on these diseases and anything else Chuck exposes us to. For example we learned about Reflex disease which involves the acids in the stomach to be regurgitated into the esophagus causing heartburns. To fix this you would have to tie the cardiac sphincter to the esophagus to prevent any acids from going up which would also stop burping.[D] There were many other terms that Mahmoud and I learned from chuck and he was very open to teaching us. I enjoyed my time with Chuck and I would love to shadow him some more because after this week I've become very interested in gastroenterology. [F]
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