Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

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Radiology Quiz
Radiology Quiz
07/28/2024
A 29-year-old man presented to the emergency department with an episode of hematemesis associated with epigastric pain. This episode was preceded by excessive dry cough followed by emesis of food with mixed...
07/28/2024
Poll
Poll
06/20/2024
Do you think dietary modifications are necessary in inflammatory bowel disease management? Let us know by taking our quick poll.
06/20/2024
Pop Quiz
Pop Quiz
03/19/2024
Chronic diarrhea is a common symptom of many gastrointestinal disorders, including both celiac disease and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Do you know the recommended tests for screening patients with...
03/19/2024

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Radiology Quiz
Radiology Quiz
07/28/2024
A 29-year-old man presented to the emergency department with an episode of hematemesis associated with epigastric pain. This episode was preceded by excessive dry cough followed by emesis of food with mixed...
07/28/2024
Poll
Poll
06/20/2024
Do you think dietary modifications are necessary in inflammatory bowel disease management? Let us know by taking our quick poll.
06/20/2024
Pop Quiz
Pop Quiz
03/19/2024
Chronic diarrhea is a common symptom of many gastrointestinal disorders, including both celiac disease and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Do you know the recommended tests for screening patients with...
03/19/2024
Poll
doctor screening
Poll
01/27/2024
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...
01/27/2024
Risk Management
Risk Management
11/20/2022
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is an umbrella term that includes numerous conditions and is caused by various factors. Do you know the most common causes of EPI?
11/20/2022

Clinical Insights

Podcast
Elissa Downs, MD, MPH
Podcast
06/10/2023
In this podcast, Elissa Downs, MD, MPH, speaks about exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), including the symptoms, screening tools used to diagnose patients with EPI, how patients with EPI should be...
06/10/2023
inflammatory bowel disease
inflammatory bowel disease
12/30/2022
Jean-Frederic Colombel, MD, from Mount Sinai, answers our questions about how the management of inflammatory bowel disease has evolved over time.
12/30/2022
Diabetes Q&A
Diabetes Q&A
05/17/2022
We spoke with Gilad Twig, MD, PhD, whose recent study indicates that resolved acute pancreatitis during childhood may be a risk factor for incident diabetes in adulthood.
05/17/2022
management
management
04/13/2022
In this podcast, Gil Melmed, MD, MS, from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, provides insight on how disease management in inflammatory bowel disease has evolved.
04/13/2022
pancreatitis
pancreatitis
03/22/2022
She talks about the latest NASPGHAN position paper on roles of endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the evaluation and treatment of chronic pancreatitis in...
03/22/2022