Search results for "Colonoscopy"
MKSAP quiz: 2-month history of diarrhea
A 30-year-old woman is evaluated for a 2-month history of diarrhea with three to five loose stools per day.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/27/5.htm
27 Jan 2017
MKSAP quiz: Colonoscopy after a sessile serrated polyp
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the appropriate interval for repeating colonoscopy in a 57-year-old woman whose most recent screening colonoscopy disclosed a 12-mm sessile serrated polyp in the ascending colon.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/28/4.htm
28 Apr 2017
Antibiotic use in early or middle adulthood associated with colorectal adenoma later in life
Researchers used data from the Nurses' Health Study to evaluate the association between colorectal adenomas and antibiotic use at ages 20 to 39 years, at ages 40 to 59 years, or within the past four years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/28/1.htm
28 Apr 2017
Interval cancer after screening colonoscopy more common in black patients than in white patients
Adjusting for the physicians' detection rate did not alter the differences in risk associated with race/ethnicity, the study noted.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/26/8.htm
26 May 2017
MKSAP quiz: 4-month history of dysphagia
This month's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 54-year-old man with a 4-month history of intermittent, nonprogressive solid-food dysphagia and a long-standing history of heartburn that has been well-controlled for the past 5 years with daily proton-pump inhibitors.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/23/4.htm
23 Jun 2017
Updated recommendations issued on colorectal cancer screening
The recommendations from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force of Colorectal Cancer apply to persons at average risk for colorectal cancer and cover approaches to screening, screening targets, and specific screening tests, as well as screening in cases of family history of colorectal cancer and polyps and at different age ranges.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/23/1.htm
23 Jun 2017
FIT may be useful for screening above-average-risk populations for colorectal cancer
A meta-analysis of 12 studies found that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) may be a viable alternative screening strategy for patients at increased risk for colorectal cancer, but the authors and an accompanying editorial noted that the quality of the evidence was low.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/28/8.htm
28 Jul 2017
Spotlight on screening in primary care
Patient-specific reminders for clinicians performed best for increasing colorectal cancer screening in a French study, while an EHR alert appeared to successfully increase hepatitis C virus screening rates for baby boomers in a U.S. health care system.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/22/5.htm
22 Sep 2017
MKSAP quiz: Evaluation for Crohn disease flare
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate treatment in a 22-year-old pregnant woman evaluated for a flare of Crohn disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/22/4.htm
22 Sep 2017
Patient navigators, clinician reminders may improve follow-up after positive fecal blood test
Patient navigators were effective but potentially costly, while using clinician reminder systems in the EHR and directly notifying endoscopists of positive fecal test results appeared to be promising low-cost interventions.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/27/2.htm
27 Oct 2017