Max Schmulson, M.D., R.F.F.
Dr. Max Schmulson is Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional AutA3noma de MA?xico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico.
Within the past 12 months, Dr. Schmulson has been on the Speakers Bureau for Takeda Mexico, received research support from Takeda Mexico and Alfa Sigma Mexico, and been a consultant for Gemelli Biotech.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center CCPD staff and interMDnet staff have nothing to disclose relevant to this activity.
Estimated course time: 1 hour(s).
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Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:
List the diverse GI manifestations of COVID-19 illness.
Describe the underlying mechanisms of GI symptoms in patients with COVID-19.
Anticipate the possibility of diagnosing of SARS-CoV-2 infection in stools and monitor potential preventive measures for fecal-oral transmission.