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 To obtain 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) to the Center for Continuing Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). 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 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) 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 category 1 credits toward 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 credits that he/she actually spent in the activity. This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials. 1. According to a source cited by Hafner et al, of all pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. head and neck tumors, what percentage are salivary neoplasms? a. <5% b. <10% c. >10% d. >15% 2. With which of the following statements regarding benign paroxysmal positional vertigo benign paroxysmal positional vertigo Cupulolithiasis Neurology A form of transient vertigo caused by utricular degeneration which liberates otoconia; otoconia drift into the lower part of the vestibule, the ampulla of the posterior semicircular canal; once there, would Uneri disagree? a. It is the most common cause of vertigo in adults. b. It occurs more frequently in women than in men. c. It often resolves spontaneously. d. It only affects the posterior semicircular canal The posterior semicircular canal, vertical like the superior, is directed backward, nearly parallel to the posterior surface of the petrous bone. It is part of the bony labyrinth and is used by the vestibular system to detect rotations of the head in the sagittal plane. . 3. In the study conducted by Yildirim et al, which of the following bacteria were found most frequently in the sinuses of patients with chronic sinusitis? a. Pseudomonas aeruginosa b. Staphylococcus aureus c. Enterobacteriaceae d. coagulase-negative staphylococci 4. Which of the following do Benning and colleagues state is the predominant symptom of amyloidosis Amyloidosis Definition Amyloidosis is a progressive, incurable, metabolic disease characterized by abnormal deposits of protein in one or more organs or body systems. in the glottic area? a. hoarseness b. numbness c. painful swallowing d. shortness of breath Shortness of Breath Definition Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is a feeling of difficult or labored breathing that is out of proportion to the patient's level of physical activity. 5. According to Varghese et al, at which of the following sites can mucoceles be diagnosed by clinical examination and plain x-ray only? a. frontal sinus b. maxillary antra an·tra n. Plural of antrum. c. sphenoid sinuses d. ethmoids 6. Which of the following statements regarding Rosai-Dorfman disease is false, based on the article by Sennes et al? a. It most often occurs in the first and second decades of life. b. It occurs more often in men than in women. c. Extranodal manifestation is observed in 28 to 53% of cases. d. Its predominant clinical manifestation is tumoral cervical adenopathy. 7. Kirsch et al, in this month's Imaging Clinic, state that Lemierre's syndrome usually occurs after a nasopharyngeal infection accompanied by a persistently high fever. True or False? 8. With which of the following statements regarding follicular dendritic cell follicular dendritic cell n. Any of the cells present in aggregates of B cells that trap antigen-antibody complexes on their dendritic processes. Also called dendritic cell. sarcomas would Sahadevan et al disagree? a. They are firm tumors that vary in shape, size, and color. b. When they occur intraabdominally, they tend to be smaller than those occurring at other sites. c. Most have more than one growth pattern. d. They usually replace the nodal architecture completely. 9. According to a source cited by Sahadevan et al, what percentage of cases of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma present in young adults with lymphadenopathy? a. 64% b. 54% c. 46% d. 34% 10. What is the overall 5-year survival rate achieved with complete surgical excision of glomangiopericytomas, according to Thompson (Pathology Clinic)? a. >75% b. >85% c. >95% d. 99% |
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