Education & Training

 

AGA Education, Practice and Research

Focused Clincial Updates 2006

To receive full CME credit, you must complete the evaluation form and each of the tests (or those in which you participated). Once you complete the evaluation form, a certificate with your name and the number of credits you have earned will be created. You will then be able to print your certificate using the print function in your browser.

The objectives listed below are to be used in your evaluation process. After completing this program, each participant should be able to:

  • Identify how state of the art and emerging research will impact management of digestive conditions.
  • Review diagnostic and treatment options for patients with several digestive diseases.

 

Helicobacter pylori: What's Left?

Select one answer for each question. You may change your answers as many times as you need to until you click the "Submit" button located at the bottom of the test.

1. Eradication of Helicobacter pylori in children:

Results in an increase in esophageal acid reflux as determined by combined multichannel pH impedance

Results in no change in esophageal reflux using this technique

Results in an improvement in esophageal reflux using this technique

None of the above

2. Levofloxacin based rescue regimens for Helicobacter pylori treatment failure:

Show better eradication rates with 10 day regimens than 7 day regimens

Are equivalent to bismuth-based quadruple therapy

Was less than 50% effective as a third line rescue regimen

Shows greater side effects than bismuth-based quadruple therapy

3. Routine histology and ELISA serology:

May underestimate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori associated autoimmune astropic gastritis

Accurately identified the frequency of Helicobacter autoimmune atrophic gastritis

Is not as sensitive as Western blot (immunoblotting) for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

A and C are correct

4. Adding an H2 blocker twice daily to proton pump inhibitor plus clarithromycin:

Decreased Helicobacter pylori eradication rates

Increased Helicobacter pylori eradication rates

Had no effect on Helicobacter pylori eradication rates

Cannot be done in clinical practice