PROTEIN LOSING ENTEROPATHY

Course overview

PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHY (PLE) IS A SYNDROME WHERE THERE IS AN EXCESS LOSS OF PROTEINS IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. IT CAN OCCUR IN MANY CLINICAL CONDITIONS. MANAGEMENT OF PLE IS COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING AND REQUIRES A TEAM APPROACH. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, SIGNS, AND SYMPTOMS, WORK UP, AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHY.