Education & Training

 

2007 Principles of Gastroenterology for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant

GI Bleeding Evaluation and Management CE/CME Post-test

You must complete the evaluation form and each of the tests (or those in which you participated). Once you complete the evaluation form, a certificate with your name and the number of credits you have earned will be created. You will then be able to print your certificate using the print function in your browser.

Select one answer for each question. You may change your answers as many times as you need to until you click the "Submit Post-test " button located at the bottom of the test.

1. The most common cause of upper GI bleeding is:

A - Mallory Weiss tear

B - Peptic ulcer

C - Esophageal varices

D - None of the above

2. Risk factors for mortality from GI bleeding include:

A - Liver disease

B - Coagulopathy

C - Antiplatelet therapy

D - All of the above

3. Upper endoscopy for GI bleeding:

A - Can provide prognostic information on rebleeding risks

B - Offers opportunity for therapy

C - May decrease length of stay

D - All of the above

4. Available endoscopic treatment options include all except:

A - Clips

B - Injection

C - Glue

D - Heat application

5. Medical therapy for acute upper GI bleeding should include intravenous PPI for 72 hours.

A - True

B - False

6. A patient with cirrhosis should be considered for endoscopic screening for esophageal varices.

A - True

B - False

7. Treatment of acute, variceal bleeding should include:

A - Careful fluid resuscitation

B - Octreotide infusion

C - IV PPI

D - A and B

8. Endoscopy of the small intestine can be performed with:

A - Capsule endoscopy

B - Double balloon endoscopy

C - Intraoperative endoscopy

D - All of the above