CME test.

Sponsored by the University of 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 (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3 hours in category I credit towards the AMA 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. With which of the following statements regarding a nasal glioma would Restrepo et al (Imaging Clinic) disagree?

a. It may communicate with the subarachnoid space.

b. It is a true neoplasm.

c. It is usually identified in infancy.

d. It can mimic an inflammatory nasal polyp.

2. According to this month's Vestibulology Clinic, children considered to be dyslexic often have a vestibular system abnormality.

True or False?

3. Which of the following, according to Christmas et al (Rhinoscopic Clinic), is the smallest of all nasal turbinates?

a. inferior

b. superior

c. supreme

d. middle

4. Based on this month's Pathology Clinic, which of the following is not a characteristic of nasal glioma?

a. made up of mature brain tissue

b. common

c. congenital

d. often found at the bridge of the nose

5. Jarrett et al state that abnormal sodium and chloride transport in cystic fibrosis leads to obstruction and disease in which of the following?

a. sweat glands

b. lymph glands

c. parotid glands

d. salivary glands

6. In patients with cystic fibrosis, which of these bacteria typically colonizes the thick mucous secretions of the paranasal sinuses, according to Jarrett et al?

a. Streptococcus pneumoniae

b. Streptococcus salivarius

c. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

d. Haemophilus influenzae

7. Where do most salivary gland tumors occur, according to Stow et al?

a. submandibular salivary glands

b. sublingual salivary glands

c. minor salivary glands

d. parotid glands

8. Stow et al conclude that fine-needle aspiration biopsy plays a useful role in the assessment of salivary gland tumors.

True or False?

Ear, Nose and
Throat Journal
February 2004

Circle the most appropriate answer.

1.     a        b     c         d

2.     True           False

3.     a        b     c         d

4.     a        b     c         d

5.     a        b     c         d

6.     a        b     c         d

7.     a        b     c         d

8.     True           False

Deadline:
January 2005

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