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The art and science of gastroenterology

The field of gastroenterology meets my needs of combining the technical aspects of medicine with a strong focus on the patient; it truly is a blending of science and art. In that regard, gastroenterology is different from other medical sub-specialties. For example, with cardiology, pulmonary disease, and nephrology, clinicians can rely on cardiac catheterization lung physiology or kidney function tests to understand how well a specific organ is functioning, and this closely relates to how ill the patient is. But understanding gastroenterological illnesses is more complex; there are no numbers or calculations of organ function to explain why the patient has abdominal pain or nausea. Thus…

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