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.

 

Obesity Therapy and Outcomes

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.Sibutramine and weight loss:

The drug causes no increase in weight loss over placebo in obese patients when given for 12 weeks

The drug delays gastric emptying and increased weight loss compared to placebo

The drug increased gastric emptying and was associated with weight reduction compared to placebo

Increased gastric volume compared to placebo

2. Exercise and childhood obesity:

Exercise for 10 minutes three times a day or 30 minutes once daily resulted in equivalent weight loss in children treated for 11 weeks

Exercise for 30 minutes once a day was superior to 10 minutes three times per day

Ten minutes three times a day was superior to 30 minutes once a day in reduction of obesity

B and C are correct

3. Which of the following are correct?

A bioenteric intragastric balloon resulted in greater weight loss than sham controls after 27 months of follow up

Intragastric balloon was superior to sham in weight loss at six months

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass cannot be reliably performed in people with BMI greater than 70 kg/m2

None of the above are correct

4. Regarding bariatric surgery and gastroesophageal reflux disease:

GERD symptoms decrease compared to baseline following bariatric surgery

Improvement in esophageal acid exposure can be documented six months after bariatric surgery

GERD symtoms improved but esophageal acid exposure did not

A and B are correct