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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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?
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...
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.
In this podcast, Gil Melmed, MD, MS, from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, provides insight on how disease management in inflammatory bowel disease has evolved.
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...
