Search results for "Inflammatory bowel disease"
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
Telemedicine app reduced gastroenterology visits for inflammatory bowel disease
The trial, which was conducted at multiple sites in the Netherlands, randomly assigned outpatients ages 18 to 75 years with inflammatory bowel disease without an ileoanal or ileorectal pouch system to standard care or the telemedicine system.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/28/1.htm
28 Jul 2017
AGA releases recommendations on therapeutic drug monitoring in IBD
The recommendations call for drug monitoring in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who are starting thiopurines or having potentially related adverse events, among other recommendations.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/25/1.htm
25 Aug 2017
Inflammatory bowel disease in childhood linked to increased cancer risk
A study in Sweden matched 9,405 incident cases of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease with 92,870 comparators from the general population and followed participants through adulthood until a median age of 27 years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/27/1.htm
27 Oct 2017
Depression may be associated with higher risk for aggressive IBD
A prospective observational cohort study assessed the effects of baseline depression on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in patients from seven U.S. academic centers.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/28/2.htm
28 Nov 2017
Online decision aid may help selection of biologics in IBD
In a survey, 41.3% of respondents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) said treatment efficacy was the most important attribute for a biologic, and 53.9% preferred subcutaneous administration at home over IV administration in a clinic.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/22/2.htm
22 Dec 2017
DPP-4 inhibitor use may be associated with increased risk of IBD
A British study included a cohort of 141,170 adult patients who began taking a diabetes drug between January 2007 and December 2016.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/27/2.htm
27 Apr 2018
ACG updates guideline on diagnosis, management of Crohn's disease
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) guideline includes a strong recommendation on diagnosis stating that fecal calprotectin is a helpful test that should be considered to help differentiate inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/27/1.htm
27 Apr 2018
Spotlight on IBD and Parkinson's disease
Recent research has found that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have increased risk of Parkinson's disease and that this risk may be modified by anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/25/5.htm
25 May 2018
MKSAP quiz: Long-term refractory constipation
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate management for a 36-year-old woman with a 12-year history of refractory constipation that began after a difficult childbirth.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/22/3.htm
22 Jun 2018