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Professor of Gastroenterology
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
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Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
This educational activity is intended for an international audience of non-US gastroenterologists/hepatologists and surgeons who manage pancreatic exocrine insufficiency.
The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to diagnose and manage PEI in their patients with chronic pancreatitis.
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Professor of Gastroenterology
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.
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CME Released: 3/22/2023
Valid for credit through: 3/22/2024
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Maria is a 46-year-old woman who was referred from her primary care physician for persistent abdominal pain, diarrhea, flatulence, and weight loss. An endoscopy showed mild gastritis but was otherwise normal. Tests for C. difficile and H. pylori were negative. An abdominal ultrasound was normal; there were no gallstones, and the pancreas could not be seen. Maria has no prior history of celiac disease and no family history of cancer or pancreatitis, colorectal cancer, or inflammatory bowel disease. Her original weight was 70 kg; she is now 64 kg, height 165 cm, and BMI is 24 kg/m2. Maria has a history of heavy drinking and 20-year history of 1 pack per day cigarette smoking.
Current medications: Esomeprazole 40 mg daily as needed; loperamide 4 mg as needed for diarrhea.
