Gastroenterology Quizzes Online & Trivia
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1. Approximately how many hospitals currently participate in the Medicare program?
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Would you Like AAPC Credit for this program? The AAPC Index # for this webinar is: BSC1201170303A
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At the departmental level, do you and your team have the appropriate level of information about coding and revenue capture for GI procedures?
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Would you Like AAPC Credit for this program? The AAPC Index # for this webinar is: CSC0130181246A
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How effective were the slides at conveying the information?
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How effective was the speaker in communicating the material?
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A 55-year-old woman is evaluated for a 4-month history of progressive fatigue and pruritus. She is otherwise healthy and takes no medications. On physical examination, vital signs are normal; BMI is 25. Examination reveals mild hepatomegaly and excoriations of the skin. There is no jaundice, rash, or skin eruption. Laboratory studies: Bilirubin (total) 1.5 mg/dL (25.6 µmol/L) Aspartate aminotransferase 60 U/L Alanine aminotransferase 75 U/L Alkaline phosphatase 470 U/L Albumin 4.0 g/dL (40 g/L) Hepatitis C virus antibody Negative Hepatitis B surface antigen Negative Ultrasonography of the abdomen is normal with no bile duct dilatation. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in the diagnosis of this patient?
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A 58-year-old man is evaluated for a 3-month history of epigastric pain. The pain varies in intensity and is not aggravated by eating; it is not associated with nausea, vomiting, bloating, or weight loss. He started pantoprazole therapy 1 month ago without relief. The patient has a history of resolved peptic ulcer 3 years ago and osteoarthritis of the hands and knees, and his medications are ibuprofen as needed for arthritic pain and pantoprazole. On physical examination, vital signs are normal. There is mild epigastric tenderness, normal bowel sounds, and no hepatomegaly or lymphadenopathy. Complete blood count and serum chemistry tests, including liver enzymes, are normal. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy shows mild erythema and a few superficial erosions throughout the distal stomach and a 1-cm pedunculated polyp in the antrum of the stomach that is biopsied but not removed. Biopsy specimens of the erythematous gastric mucosa show chronic active gastritis and the presence of Helicobacter pylori; specimens of the polyp show a tubular adenoma with low-grade dysplasia. Eradication therapy for H. pylori is begun. Which of the following is the most appropriate additional management of this patient?
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A 57-year-old woman is evaluated in the emergency department for acute left lower quadrant pain, an episode of nonbloody diarrhea, and mild nausea without vomiting that began 1 day ago; her temperature at the time was 38.1 °C (100.6 °F). She has been able to eat and maintain her hydration with oral fluids. She had been previously healthy and has no significant medical history. On physical examination, the temperature is 38.1 °C (100.6 °F), the blood pressure is 115/76 mm Hg, the pulse rate is 98/min, and the respiration rate is 14/min. There is tenderness of the left lower quadrant with no rebound, guarding, or palpable masses. Leukocyte count is 14,900/µL (14.9 × 109/L); all other laboratory results are normal. Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis shows diverticula of the sigmoid colon with pericolic fatty infiltration and thickening of the bowel wall consistent with diverticulitis; there is no abscess, obstruction, or fistula. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in the management of this patient?
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The gastrointestinal tract include the following except
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Which of the following is not done in gastroenterology?
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Which of the following attributed digestion to concoction?
Have you ever visited the hospital to see a gastroenterologist? If yes, you have an idea of what a gastroenterologist is. Still, a hint, a gastroenterologist is a doctor who specializes on the disorders of the digestive system.
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 100
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Sample QuestionThe gastrointestinal tract include the following except
Post Rotational Testing
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 55
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Sample QuestionOn his first screening colonoscopy, a 67-year-old male is found to have a 0.5-cm adenomatous polyp with low-grade dysplasia. According to current guidelines, when should this patient have his next colonoscopy?
Questions: 44 | Attempts: 39
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Sample QuestionThe small soft tissue projection that hangs form the soft palate and aids in the production of sound and speech is called the
