CME test.

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. Alter 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 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 Halum and Postma (Dysphagia Clinic), in which type of hiatal hernia do both the gastroesophageal junction and the stomach migrate into the thorax?

a. paraesophageal

b. rolling

c. sliding

d. umbilical

2. With which of the following statements would Mirante et al (Rhinoscopic Clinic) disagree?

a. Hypoplasia of the maxillary sinus has rarely been reported in the medical literature.

b. Anatomic anomalies that occur in the development of the ethmoid sinus can interfere with mucociliary transport.

c. Hypoplasia of the ethmoid sinus is uncommon.

d. Hypoplasia of the maxillary sinus is easily detected via computed tomography.

3. According to a source cited by Yasar et al, in what year was concha bullosa first described?

a. 1639

b. 1739

c. 1839

d. 1939

4. Which of the following statements is true, based on the article by Yasar et al?

a. True concha bullosa occurs as a result of extensive pneumatization of the turbinate.

b. Magnetic resonance imaging is the best method to use in evaluating concha bullosa.

c. Concha bullosa always appears bilaterally.

d. Imaging of concha bullosa prior to biopsy is not necessary.

5. The principal disadvantage of conventional endoscopic surgical techniques in otolaryngology, according to McLeod et al, is:

a. muscle fatigue

b. exaggeration of hand tremor

c. imprecision attributable to the length of the instrument shaft and the higher handle forces

d. restricted freedom of movement

6. According to McLeod et al, most thyroidectomies could conceivably be performed via minimally invasive robot-assisted surgery.

True or False