Clinical cases are used to link specific symptoms to the most important differential diagnoses. Symptoms are related to the most relevant and common underlying causes of disease. Students use clinical reasoning to justify and explain the selection of the appropriate diagnostic procedure and investigation to achieve state of the art clinical diagnosis based on evidence (working diagnosis).

This module imparts basic knowledge about the morphology and function of the digestive system and the importance of nutrition for health. One focus is on the understanding of the relationships among food intake, digestion, nutrient absorption and metabolism including the disturbances of these processes and the related diseases.