CME Credit Quiz
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SELECT THE BEST ANSWER(S) FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
1. Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is usually defined as which of the following?
a) Three or more bouts of abdominal pain.
b) Abdominal pain severe enough to interfere with a child’s normal activity.
c) Bouts of abdominal pain occurring over
a period of not less than three months in
the year preceding the examination.
d) All of the above.
2. What is the most common cause of
RAP in children?
a) Constipation
b) Lactose intolerance
c) Inflammatory bowel disease
d) Functional
e) Esophagitis
3. Which of the following is not a common
symptom of RAP in children?
a) Pain is vague and poorly localized.
b) Most episodes last for less than an hour.
c) Episodes are discrete, paroxysmal and
often unexpected.
d) Pain that commonly wakes the child.
e) Excitement or worry may precede the
onset of pain.
4. In which ethnic group(s) is a lactose
intolerance most common?
a) Oriental
b) Black
c) Mediterranean
d) b and c above
e) All of the above
5. Localized abdominal pain, most com-
monly in the right lower quadrant,
awakens the child at night. It can be
associated with anorexia, fatigue,
weight loss, anemia and growth failure.
It is also associated with _______
a) Crohn’s disease
b) Ulcerative Colitis
(RAP in Children, page 68)
6. When physicians wish to bring about
a change in an obese patient’s behaviour, they must take control and direct
the patient’s therapy through success
or failure.
a) True
b) False
7. Obesity is a risk factor for which of the
following diseases?
a) Type II diabetes
b) Cystolithiasis
c) Sleep apnea
d) a and c above
e) All of the above
8. The most important nutrients are carbohydrates.
a) True
b) False
9. The standard protein requirement for
maintenance is:
a) 0.8 g/kg ideal body weight
b) 1.0 g/kg ideal body weight
c) 1.5 g/kg ideal body weight
d) 2.0 g/kg ideal body weight
CME Credit Quiz
10. Weight loss should not exceed ______
of total body weight per week.
a) 1%
d) 7%
b) 3%
e) 10%
c) 5%
11. Comparative studies were presented at
the 8th International Congress on
Obesity. They showed very low-calorie
diets (< 800 calories) were more successful than low-calorie diets (1,200 calories) in weight maintenance after four
years, if patient follow-up occurred after
the weight loss.
a) True
b) False
12. Experts estimate that genetics are three
times more important than environmental factors in obesity.
a) True
b) False
(Myths About the Obese Patient, page 83)
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