Gastroenterology Education and CPD for trainees and specialists

1. A 55 year old has been diagnosed with metastatic oesophageal adenocarcinoma. You are due to see him in your gastroenterology clinic and refer him to oncology if appropriate. How is fitness for chemotherapy commonly assessed?

1. ASA classification of physical status
2. Groningen fitness test
3. WHO performance status
4. Echocardiogram
5. 6- minute walk test

2. A 55 year old has been diagnosed with oesophageal adenocarcinoma. You are due to see him in your gastroenterology clinic and refer him to an upper GI surgeon for curative surgery, if appropriate. How is fitness for surgery commonly assessed?

1. ASA classification of physical status
2. Groningen fitness test
3. WHO performance status
4. Echocardiogram
5. 6- minute walk test

3. A 70 year old man has been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lower thoracic oesophagus. A staging CT scan revealed coeliac lymph node involvement with no distant metastases. He is managing to eat and drink normally currently. What is the most appropriate treatment?

1. Curative surgery
2. Radical radiotherapy
3. Palliative chemotherapy
4. Oesophageal stent
5. EMR

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