Education & Training

 

AGA Education, Practice and Research

Focused Clincial Updates 2006

To receive full CME credit, you are required to complete the evaluation form and self-test for each chapter you complete. Upon completion of the evaluation form and test, a certificate with your name and number of credits you have claimed will be generated. You must print your certificate using the print function in your browser.

The objectives listed below are to be used when evaluating the program. 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.

 

Capsule Endoscopy

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. In patients with indeterminant colitis by routine endoscopy and clinical findings, wireless capsule endoscopy:

Was of no clinical value

Identified findings of Crohn's disease in 36% of the patients

Had no effect on ultimate treatment

None of the above are correct

2. With regard to capsule endoscopy in children:

Capsule was able to find changes suggestive of Crohn's disease in children with unexplained growth failure and otherwise normal work up

The capsule had no value in diagnosing suspected Crohn's disease in the pediatric population

The capsule was poorly tolerated in the pediatric population

None of the above are correct

3. With regard to capsule endoscopy in suspected Crohn's disease:

The capsule is reliable in assessing healing of small bowel lesions after therapy

Capsule findings in the small bowel correlate well with the presence of positive serology

The capsule was clearly able to differentiate Crohn's disease from NSAID enteropathy

All are correct

4. Capsule endoscopy:

Is superior to small bowel series, CT angiography, and colonoscopy with ileal intubation in the diagnosis of Crohn's disease

When capsule is compared to CT angiography and magnetic resonance enterography, capsule endoscopy was better in proximal diagnosis but not distal ileal disease

Both A and B are correct

None of the above are correct