Search results for "Weight loss"
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
ACG guideline updates recommendations on diagnosis, management of GERD
Proton-pump inhibitors remain a standard treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) despite increased scrutiny of side effects, although new treatments are emerging, the guideline from the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) stated.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/12/17/1.htm
17 Dec 2021
MKSAP quiz: Management of epigastric pain
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate treatment for a 55-year-old woman with throbbing and sometimes burning epigastric pain who has not responded to a four-week trial of omeprazole.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/27/4.htm
27 Sep 2019
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass associated with better long-term diabetes outcomes than sleeve gastrectomy
While both procedures were associated with high rates of type 2 diabetes remission, the rate of remission five years after surgery was about 10% higher in patients who had gastric bypass than in those who had sleeve gastrectomy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/27/8.htm
27 Mar 2020
MKSAP Quiz: Hospitalization for sudden-onset, cramping abdominal pain
This month's quiz asks readers to determine appropriate testing for a 60-year-old woman admitted to the hospital with sudden-onset, cramping abdominal pain of moderate severity in the right lower quadrant.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/28/4.htm
28 Aug 2020
Semaglutide showed some benefit in patients with NASH, liver fibrosis
Significantly more patients taking the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist had resolution of their nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) than those taking placebo, but rates of liver fibrosis improvement were similar between groups, an industry-funded trial found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/20/1.htm
20 Nov 2020
Diabetes remission after bariatric surgery may be more likely in younger patients with shorter disease duration
Long-term results from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery suggested that diabetes remission is more likely after bariatric surgery performed soon after diagnosis, when diabetes medication burden is low and beta-cell function is preserved, study authors noted.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/18/8.htm
18 Dec 2020
MKSAP Quiz: A 1-month history of bloody diarrhea
A 25-year-old woman is evaluated for a 1-month history of intermittent, loose, bloody bowel movements associated with pain in the left lower quadrant before defecation. She reports no fever, chills, night sweats, arthralgia, eye pain, or rash. What is the most likely diagnosis?
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/24/4.htm
24 Apr 2020
Spotlight on colorectal cancer diagnosis
New diagnoses of colorectal cancer plummeted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and diagnosis and management were also the focus of recent research and a clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/26/5.htm
26 Jun 2020
MKSAP Quiz: 3-month history of dysphagia, regurgitation
A 52-year-old man is evaluated for dysphagia of 3 months' duration. He reports regurgitating undigested food soon after eating solid food, occasional coughing and choking after swallowing, and chronic halitosis. What is the most appropriate diagnostic test to perform next?
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/28/4.htm
28 Feb 2020