The American College of Gastroenterology recently released a guideline for diagnosing and treating chronic pancreatitis. Do you know what the guideline recommends about screening these patients for...
Indirect and direct testing for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency may both be used as diagnostic tools, but some health care practitioners do not use direct testing. How do you diagnose suspected EPI? Take...
Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy aids the breakdown of nutrients that is restricted in individual’s who lack of digestive enzymes. Are you familiar with the standard dose of PERT for adult patients...
Many patients with CP experience pain caused by obstruction in the pancreatic duct. Do you know what the ACG recommends as first-line therapy for pain relief in patients with CP? Take our short quiz to find...
Some patients with chronic pancreatitis develop diabetes mellitus. Do you know the primary risk factor for the development of this disease? Take our quiz to find out!
In its recent guideline, the ACG acknowledges that controversy exists about the value of pancreatic function testing for diagnosing CP. But do you know its stance on the value of pancreatic function testing...
The ACG Clinical Guideline on Chronic Pancreatitis aims to better define chronic pancreatitis and outlined the best tools to make an accurate diagnosis.
Do you know the best practices suggested by the AGA in the updated clinical practice guideline for the management of pancreatic necrosis? Take our quick quiz and find out.
