Curriculum for Specialty Certificate Examination in Gastroenterology

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Thursday, 6 February 2014

Question

-Which of te following is not true regarding faecal calprotectin?

1-It is cytosolic protein from nuetrophils
2-It is accurate in measuring IBD activity
3-It is an accurate screening test for coeliac disease
4-Is often positive in cirrhosis
5-Has a high sensitivity and specificity for detection of colorectal cancer

2 comments:

  1. coeliac disease is common cause of false negative result.
    FCP has high sense and spec for CRC and shown to mirror isolation by distance IBD activity.
    many false negatives in cirrhosis and NSAID users

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