Search results for "Inflammatory bowel disease"
Infliximab or tofacitinib for IBD associated with lower response to COVID-19 vaccination
An industry-funded study in England looked at SARS-CoV-2 antibody concentrations after two vaccine doses among patients taking infliximab, tofacitinib, thiopurine, ustekinumab, or vedolizumab for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), comparing them to healthy controls.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/25/1.htm
25 Feb 2022
MKSAP Quiz: A 9-month history of pain, opioids
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate management for a patient who has a 9-month history of abdominal pain that has increased with oxycodone use after surgery.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/19/4.htm
19 Nov 2021
Spotlight on COVID-19 vaccines in IBD
Recent research looked at the response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as well as examined COVID-19 vaccine uptake and offered ways to address vaccine hesitancy in this population.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/10/22/5.htm
22 Oct 2021
Guidance offered for managing colorectal dysplasia in patients with IBD
Among other best practice advice from the American Gastroenterological Association, precancerous colorectal lesions in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should be described as polypoid, nonpolypoid, or invisible using a modified Paris Classification.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/24/1.htm
24 Sep 2021
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation of small-bowel bleeding
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate diagnostic test to perform next in a 55-year-old patient with iron deficiency anemia after an upper endoscopy and a colonoscopy did not find the source of suspected small-bowel bleeding.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/24/4.htm
24 Sep 2021
MKSAP Quiz: VTE prophylaxis during hospitalization for ulcerative colitis
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the appropriate venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in a 30-year-old man hospitalized for an acute flare of ulcerative colitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/08/27/4.htm
27 Aug 2021
Patients with IBD who catch COVID-19 have high clot risk, study finds
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 was associated with an eightfold increase in the risk of venous thromboembolism among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but the risk was mitigated by chronic anticoagulation, according to a retrospective study.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/25/1.htm
25 Jun 2021
In recurrent C difficile infection, oral FMT capsules have a pooled cure rate of 82% (low-quality evidence)
While the findings of a recent study are promising for oral fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) capsules to treat patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, more well-designed trials are needed before routine use, an ACP Journal Club commentary noted.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/25/8.htm
25 Jun 2021
Task Force lowers age for colorectal cancer screening to begin
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended colorectal cancer screening begin at age 45 years based on an evidence review finding with moderate certainty that the net benefit is moderate to substantial.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/28/7.htm
28 May 2021
Spotlight on functional GI disorders
Research in the past month focused on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia, finding a worse disease prognosis among patients with both conditions versus IBS alone, as well as sex-based differences and an inverse association between fruit intake and functional dyspepsia symptoms.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/23/5.htm
23 Apr 2021