1. PL is a 60-year-old man with newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis (UC), currently experiencing increased frequency, urgency, and blood in his stool. He is a candidate for several treatment options and wants to know what the goals of treatment are. Which of the following goals would you tell him?

2. PL starts treatment. Per the treat-to-target approach, when should PL's response to treatment be evaluated?

3. JM is a 21-year-old woman with moderate to severe pancolitis. She has no other significant medical history. She was previously treated with infliximab but presents to the clinic with blood in her stool, increased frequency and urgency, and weight loss of 14 lbs. in the past 3 months. She is willing to switch medications but prefers infusions. Which of the following medications would be the best treatment option for her?

4. JM is currently in college and thinks that infusions may require extra coordination efforts. She is also on the college soccer team and frequently travels locally and internationally for games. JM decides she would prefer an oral option that is dosed once daily instead. Which of the following medications would be the best treatment option for her?

5. LG is a 52-year-old man with moderate to severe UC who was previously treated with mesalamine, anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin (IL)-12/23 inhibitor, and anti-integrin therapy without adequate disease control. The gastroenterologist would like to start a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor (S1PR) modulator. LG also has a history of diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Which of the following baseline tests are required for ozanimod initiation in LG?

6. LG's baseline tests came back normal so the gastroenterologist would like to initiate ozanimod. Choose the correct mechanism of action counseling statement.

7. One year later, LG is doing well on ozanimod. His symptoms are well controlled, and a recent colonoscopy showed endoscopic remission. However, at his most recent primary care appointment, he was diagnosed with hypertension. Which of the following medications for hypertension treatment would be okay to use with ozanimod?

8. BK is a 47-year-old woman with severe pancolitis who is being managed by a multidisciplinary inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) team that consists of a gastroenterologist, surgeon, physician assistant, nurse, dietitian, psychologist, and clinical pharmacist. Which of the following factors may BK experience while being managed by a multidisciplinary IBD team?

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