Educational Case: Gallstones, Cholelithiasis, and Cholecystitis

Alexander R. Gross MD; Patrick J. Bacaj MD; H. James Williams MD

doi:10.1177/2374289520951902

Academic Pathology (Sep 2020)

Educational Case: Gallstones, Cholelithiasis, and Cholecystitis

Alexander R. Gross MD,
Patrick J. Bacaj MD,
H. James Williams MD

Affiliations

Alexander R. Gross MD: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
Patrick J. Bacaj MD: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
H. James Williams MD: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289520951902
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7

Abstract

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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 . 1

Published in Academic Pathology

ISSN: 2374-2895 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pathology
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/academic-pathology

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