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2007 Principles of Gastroenterology for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant

New Technologies in Colorectal Cancer Screening CE/CME Post-test

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1. Colon cancer is responsible for:

A - 160,000 deaths per year

B - No cancer deaths

C - 60,000 cancer deaths per year

D - None of the above

2. Colon cancer incidence:

A - Begins to rise after age 40

B - Begins to rise after age 50

C - Begins to rise after age 80

D - Is the same in men as women

3. Which of the following has been shown in a randomized, controlled trial to reduce colon cancer mortality?

A - Colonoscopy

B - Barium enema

C - Flexible sigmoidoscopy

D - Fecal occult blood testing

4. Optical colonoscopy:

A - Never misses a polyp

B - May miss 6-12% of polyps greater than one centimeter

C - Is no better than virtual colonoscopy in cancer screening

D - None of the above

5. CT colonography:

A - Is 100% sensitive for polyp detection compared to optical colonoscopy

B - Has an 85% sensitivity for polyps greater than one centimeter compared to optical colonoscopy

C - Has no false positives

D - Cannot be compared to optical colonoscopy

6. At current costs:

A - CT colonography is more cost-effective than optical colonoscopy

B - Both are equally cost effective

C - Optical colonoscopy is more cost effective than CT colonography

D - These costs cannot be compared

7. Two new technologies in development for colon cancer screening are:

A - A self-propelled endoscope

B - An endoscope that bends in multiple places

C - None of the above

D - Both A and D are in development

8. Capsule endoscopy is:

A - Available for esophageal endoscopy

B - Small bowel endoscopy

C - In development for endoscopy of the colon

D - All of the above