Chapter 16- Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ FIRST: This continuing education assessment requires that you first purchase the text book: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Please go to our home page: http://www.rxugace.com/ and click on “Books” for more information Prior To Registering for this assessment.

Upon completion of the corresponding textbook chapter in Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice and this on-line assessment, the reader should be able to:

1. Characterize the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
2. Recognize the signs and symptoms of IBD, including major differences between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
3. Identify appropriate therapeutic outcomes for patients with IBD.
4. Describe pharmacologic treatment options for patients with acute or chronic symptoms of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
5. Create a patient-specific drug treatment plan based on symptoms, severity, and location of ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease.
6. Recommend appropriate monitoring parameters and patient education for selected drug regimens for treating symptoms of IBD.

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