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PBL 1 - Gastroenterology 1: Micro/Biochem/Pharma

A guide to the PBL1 GI block.

Microbiology/Biochemistry & Pharmacology - Gastroenterology

* Microbiology* is the study of all living organisms that are too small to be visible with the naked eye, including bacteria, archaea, and viruses.  Biochemistry is concerned with the chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.

Both fields study cellular proteins, viruses and bacteria, and recombinant DNA; both deal with the intersection of biology and medicine.  However, biochemistry examines the macromolecules that compose an organism, while microbiology studies the entire organism and how it interacts with its host.

* Pharmacology* is a branch of medicine, biology, and pharmaceutical sciences.  It encompasses the sources, chemical properties, biological effects and therapeutic uses of drugs.  It deals with the interaction of drugs with the systems and processes of living animals and, in particular, the mechanisms of drug action as well as the therapeutic and other uses of the drug.

*While there are no specific microbiology courses, students are expected to learn aspects of the subject as outlined in the syllabus.*

Microbiology

*While there are no specific biochemistry courses, students are expected to learn aspects of the subject as outlined in the syllabus.*

Biochemistry

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*While there are no specific pharmacology courses, students are expected to learn aspects of the subject as outlined in the syllabus.*

Pharmacology

General Drug Information

Daily Med ~ National Library of Medicine and FDA

Drugs ~ Clinical Key

Medscape Drug Info

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