Egyptian Board Gastroenterology & Hepatology study guide
Egyptian Board Gastroenterology & Hepatology · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Egyptian Board in Gastroenterology & Hepatology is a postgraduate specialty qualification for physicians who have completed basic training in internal medicine and are moving into specialist practice in digestive disease and liver medicine. Candidates are typically preparing for hospital posts, university affiliations, or private practice in Egypt, and the credential signals that they can manage the full breadth of the specialty independently. The Egyptian Board Gastroenterology & Hepatology study guide has 12 sections and about 5,083 words.
01Esophageal Disorders
The esophageal domain tests whether you can separate symptoms from disease, interpret reflux and motility testing correctly, and commit to the right surveillance or endoscopic plan. A PPI response is not diagnostic.
428 words, about 2 min02Gastroduodenal Disorders: H. pylori, Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastric Neoplasia
This domain tests practical decision-making: how to test for and eradicate Helicobacter pylori, how to risk-stratify and treat peptic ulcers, and how gastric cancer risk is stratified endoscopically and histologically. Use urea breath test or stool antigen.
421 words, about 2 min03Small Bowel and Malabsorption
Questions here test a structured approach to malabsorption: which nutrient is malabsorbed, which segment or organ is responsible, and which test confirms it. Expect celiac disease, bile acid diarrhea, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and a small set of specific infections.
444 words, about 2 min04Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease questions combine classification, activity assessment, infection exclusion and treatment sequencing. The board favors acute severe ulcerative colitis, treat-to-target strategy and biologic safety screening.
444 words, about 2 min05Colorectal and Anorectal Disorders
This domain covers colorectal cancer screening and polyp surveillance, hereditary syndromes, and benign anorectal disease. The exam favors interval decisions and anatomy-based diagnosis.
421 words, about 2 min06Liver Diseases: Viral Hepatitis, Cirrhosis and Complications
Liver questions are the highest-yield block in this exam. Expect hepatitis C and B treatment decisions, cirrhosis staging, and protocol-driven management of ascites, varices, encephalopathy and hepatocellular carcinoma.
423 words, about 2 min07Biliary and Pancreatic Disorders
Biliary and pancreatic items test risk stratification: who needs ERCP, when to drain an infected biliary tree, and how to grade and feed acute pancreatitis. Symptomatic cholecystitis: right upper quadrant pain, Murphy sign, leukocytosis, ultrasound showing stones and wall thickening; treat with antibiotics and early laparoscopic cholecystectomy, ideally within 72 hours.
429 words, about 2 min08Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Emergency Gastroenterology
Emergency items reward systematic resuscitation and risk scoring. You should know when to scope, when to transfuse, and which drug combinations change mortality.
405 words, about 2 min09Gastrointestinal Oncology and Endoscopy
This domain tests endoscopy quality, lesion selection for endoscopic resection, and recognition of procedural complications. It overlaps oncology staging but focuses on the endoscopist's decisions.
420 words, about 2 min10Nutrition, Obesity and Metabolic Complications
This domain tests nutritional assessment and support, the metabolic consequences of obesity and bariatric surgery, and the new nomenclature for fatty liver disease. Screen with MUST or NRS-2002.
406 words, about 2 min11Gastrointestinal Infections and Tropical Diseases
This domain tests pattern recognition in endemic and imported infection, with emphasis on diseases that remain common in Egypt and the region. Acute watery diarrhea is usually viral or toxin-mediated; invasive diarrhea (blood, fever, tenesmus) suggests Shigella, Campylobacter, Salmonella, enteroinvasive E.
403 words, about 2 min12Research Methodology, Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics
This domain tests whether you can appraise a paper and apply its result to a patient, plus the ethical and regulatory rules governing research and publication. Randomized controlled trials answer therapy questions; cohorts answer prognosis and harm; case-control studies suit rare outcomes; cross-sectional studies measure prevalence; diagnostic accuracy studies compare a test with a reference standard.
439 words, about 2 min