Pharmocotherapy Principles and Practice- Constipation, Diarrhea, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Contact Hours: 2.5
ACPE No: 014-999-07-032-H04
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity the participant should be able to:
Upon completion of the chapter, the reader will be able to:
1. Identify the causes of constipation.
2. Compare the features of chronic constipation with those of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
3. Recommend lifestyle modifications and therapeutic interventions for the treatment of constipation.
4. Distinguish between acute and chronic diarrhea.
5. Compare and contrast diarrhea caused by different infectious agents.
6. Explain how medication use can lead to diarrhea.
7. Discuss nonpharmacologic strategies for treating diarrhea.
8. Identify the signs and symptoms of IBS.
9. Contrast diarrhea-predominant IBS and constipation-predominant IBS.
10. Discuss the goals of IBS treatment.
11. Evaluate the effectiveness of principal pharmaceutical therapies for IBS.
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PC
- Windows 2000 SE or greater
- Flash Player Plugin 9.0 or later
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or later OR Firefox 2.0 or later
- Sound Card & Speakers
- 800 x 600 Minimum Monitor Resolution (1024 x 768 Recommended)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing PDF's
MAC
- Mac OS 10.2.8
- Flash Player Plugin 9.0 or greater
- Safari 2.0 or above OR Firefox 2.0 or later
- Sound Card & Speakers
- 800 x 600 Minimum Monitor Resolution (1024 x 768 Recommended)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing PDF's'
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