CME test.Sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center In 1991, a technology transfer office was created known as UNeMed. In 1997, the UNMC hospital merged with the nearby hospital operated by Clarkson College to become what was later renamed The Nebraska Medical Center. , Center for Continuing Education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). To obtain CME CME See: Chicago Mercantile Exchange CME See Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). credits, complete the test below, following these guidelines: 1. Read each article carefully. 2. Choose the most appropriate response to each of the following questions and record these on the registration form. Unanswered questions are considered incorrect. 3. Send the completed registration form and your payment (check, money order. VISA, MasterCard, American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. ) to the Center for Continuing Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC UNMC University of Nebraska Medical Center UNMC University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha, NE) UNMC Universalist National Memorial Church ). 4. After your test has been graded, you will receive a receipt, a copy of the correct answers, and a credit statement certifying completion from the UNMC. Questions about the test should be addressed to UNMC Center for Continuing Education (402-559-4152). Credit: The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education is accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education The Accrediting Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) is the overseeing body for continuing medical education (CME) in the United States. The ACCME sets the standards for the accreditation of all providers of CME activities. (ACCME ACCME Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education ) to provide continuing medical education continuing medical education See CME. for physicians. The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials. 1. Based on this month's Imaging Clinic by Palacios et al, the least common cause of facial nerve paralysis is: a. facial nerve hemangioma b. Bell's palsy c. acoustic neuroma d. facial neuroma 2. With which of the following statements regarding laryngeal amyloidosis would Akst and Thompson (Pathology Clinic) disagree? a. It is rare. b. It is multifocal in up to 5% of patients. c. It occurs equally often in men and women. d. It is benign. 3. Christmas et al (Rhinoscopic Clinic) recommend removal of all maxillary sinus cysts and polyps via middle meatal antrostomy with an angled microdebrider. True or False? 4. According to Belafsky and Speirs in this month's Esophagoscopy Clinic, normal laryngeal sensory thresholds are: a. <l mm Hg b. <2 mm Hg c. <3 mm Hg d. <4 mm Hg 5. According to Sahhar et al, solid ectopic thymic tissue is more common than cystic ectopic thymic tissue. True or False? 6. Which of the following is not one of the types of subglottic cysts listed by Sahhar et al? a. exclusion b. inclusion c. retention d. congenital 7. Which of the following treatment regimens is recommended for high-grade malignant schwannomas, according to Gallo et al? a. irradiation only b. chemotherapy only c. irradiation and chemotherapy d. surgical resection with wide tumor-free margins, supplemented by postoperative irradiation and/or chemotherapy 8. According to sources cited by Gallo and colleagues, malignant schwannoma accounts for what percentage of all soft-tissue tumors? a. 50% b. 10% c. 5% d. 0.001% 9. What is the most common form of tularemia, based on the article by Collison and Adams? a. glandular b. ulceroglandular c. typhoidal d. oropharyngeal 10. According to Collison and Adams, which of the following treatments is the best option for glandular tularemia? a. IV doxycycline, 100 mg bid for 14 days b. IV gentamicin, 5 mg/kg bid for 10 days c. IV ciprofloxacin, 400 mg bid for 10 days d. none of the above |
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