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 far 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 category 1 credits toward the AMA 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 Senocak and Kaur, most patients with fungus balls are immunocompetent.

True or False?

2. Which of the following statements regarding fungus balls is false, based on the article by Senocak and Kaur?

a. They are frequently found in one sinus only.

b. They most often occur in the maxillary sinus.

c. They frequently recur.

d. They are not associated with granulomatous reactions.

3. Ahsan et al state in their article that malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is also known as all of the following except:

a. benign neurilemoma

b. neurogenic sarcoma

c. malignant schwannoma

d. neurofibrosarcoma

4. At which of the following sites are nerve sheath tumors of the nose and paranasal sinuses known to occur?

a. ethmoid sinus

b. maxillary sinus

c. intranasal cavity

d. all of the above

5. According to Ahsan et al, the peak incidence of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors occurs between:

a. the first and third decades of life

b. the second and fourth decades of life

c. the third and fifth decades of life

d. the fourth and sixth decades of life

6. According to a source cited by Collison and Weiner, which of the following are considered acceptable posttonsillectomy bleeding rates?

a. 0 to 3%

b. 1 to 4%

c. 2 to 5%

d. 4 to 7%

7. At what temperature do Collison and Weiner state that the harmonic scalpel accomplishes its cutting and coagulation of tissues?

a. 30 to 80[degrees]C

b. 50 to 100[degrees]C

c. 60 to 110[degrees]C

d. 70 to 120[degrees]C

8. In the study conducted by Collison and Weiner, what was the incidence of delayed bleeding after tonsillectomies performed with the harmonic scalpel?

a. 1.7%

b. 7.1%

c. 10.7%

d. none

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal October 2004

Deadline: September 2005

Circle the most appropriate answer:

1.  True    False

2.  a   b   c   d

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.  a   b   c   d

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