Feature Article CME Exam List
The following is a list of all the Monthly Feature articles currently available for CME credit (articles remain available for CME credit for one year from time of initial posting; to read articles that are older than one year, please go to the archives section).
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Eligibility for Credit
Continuing education credit will be awarded to all physicians who successfully complete this activity as described below in the section Instructions for Credit.
Instructions for Credit
Participation in each Feature Article self-study should be completed in approximately 2.0 hours.
- Read the goals and learning objectives.
- Read the article text.
- Read, complete, and submit answers to the CME exam questions and evaluation questions.
EMedHome.com is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. EMedHome.com designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 2.0 hours in Category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spends in the educational activity. All faculty participating in continuing medical education programs sponsored by EMedHome.com are expected to disclose to the audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest to the content of their presentations. This CME activity is approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 2 hours of ACEP category 1 credit.
Severe Asymptomatic Hypertension in the ED, A 2008 Clinical Review
Goal
The goal of this activity is to discuss the proper approach to the patient with an elevated blood pressure in the emergency department who lacks any symptoms or evidence of end-organ damage.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the evaluation of the patient in the ED with an elevated blood pressure, but who lacks any symptoms or evidence of end-organ damage.
2. Discuss a rational treatment plan for the ED patient with asymptomatic hypertension.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
Chad Kessler, MD and Yazen Joudeh, MD have no financial interests to disclose.
Recognizing the Top Ten Pediatric and Adult Rashes in the ED
Goal
The goal of this activity is to discuss the most common rashes in the clinical practice of Emergency Medicine.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. Recognize the presenting features of eczema, abscesses, cellulitis, impetigo, scabies, tinea, urticaria, pityriasis rosea, herpes, and lyme disease.
2. Discuss treatment of commonly encountered rashes in clinical emergency medicine.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
Heather Murphy-Lavoie, MD and Melissa McKay, MD have no financial interests to disclose.
Subtle, Clinically Important Findings on ED Radiographs
Goal
The goal of this activity is to discuss subtle radiographic findings of import to the practice of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the appearance and significance of subtle free air on plain radiographs.
2. Discuss diseases of import to the Emergency Physician signlard by subtle soft tissue findings.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
Lorna Breen, MD and Kathleen Reagan, MD have no financial interests to disclose.
Community Acquired Pneumonia: Synthesis of Current Recommendations
Goal
The goal of this activity is to discuss the current diagnostic and treatment recommendations for community acquired pneumonia.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss those diagnostic modalities which are of use in the management of community acquired pneumonia.
2. Understand current management principles for the treatment of community acquired pneumonia.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
JLisa D. Mills, MD and Ellen Slaven, MD have no financial interests to disclose.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Literature Review
Goal
The goal of this activity is to discuss recent studies of import to the practice of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. To discuss eleven new articles of imprt to pediatric emergency medicine.
2. Recognize emerging trends and areas for ongoing research in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
Jennifer DH Walthall, MD has no financial interests to disclose.
Reversing Medications That May Cause Bleeding
Goal
The goal of this activity is to discuss the approach to anticoagulation reversal in the Emergency Department.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss treatment options available for the reversal of the anticoagulant effects of various antithrombotic agents.
2. Understand that the approach to the management of the bleeding patient who is anticoagulated is hampered by the lack of evidence-based recommendations and, in some cases, by the lack of effective reversal agents.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
Jonathan E. Davis, M.D. has no financial interests to disclose.
Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest: The Evidence and its Implementation into Practice
Goal
The goal of this activity is to discuss the evidence analyzing the benefit of hypothermia after cardiac arrest (HACA) and how HACA can be implemented into clnical practice.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. Appreciate the strength of the evidence from clinical research that examines the use of induced therapeutic hypothermia.
2. Discuss the practical and organizational dimensions involved in implementing a HACA program based out of the Emergency Department.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
Eddy Lang, MD, Benjamin Abella, MD and Peter Wyer, MD have no financial interests to disclose.
ED Bouncebacks: Failure To Diagnose
Goal
The goal of this activity is to discuss how to minimize adverse events in patients discharged from the Emergency Department.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss characteristics that identify patients at higher risk for deteriorating after discharge from the Emergency Department.
2. Understand how to approach a patient who has returned to the Emergency Department after a recent ED visit.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
Michael Weinstock, MD and Ryan Longstreth, MD have no financial interests to disclose.
Resuscitation of the Critically Ill Trauma Patient
Goal
The goal of this activity is to discuss the latest evidence regarding best practice management of the criticially ill trauma patient in the Emergency Department.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the concept of the lethal triad and how it impacts care of the critically ill trauma patient.
2. Discuss the latest management strategies regarding the care of the critically ill trauma patient in the Emergency Department.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
Scott Weingart, MD and Chad Meyers, MD have no financial interests to disclose.
The Top 10 Adult Articles from 2007 that Affect the Practice of EM
Goal
The goal of this CME activity is an expected change in physician competence by discussing and analyzing the impact on EM practice of several recent important articles in the EM literature.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the impact of several recent important articles in the literature that impact EM practice.
2. Apply the findings of the discussed articles to my daily practice of Emergency Medicine.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
Michael Turturro, MD has no financial interests to disclose. In addition, all persons in a position to control the content of this CME activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. No such persons have any relationships to disclose.
New Drugs and Devices from 2007 That Might Change Your Practice
Goal
The goal of this CME activity is an expected change in physician competence by discussing several drugs which have recently been introduced and may have a role in clinical emergency medicine.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the utility - or lack thereof - to Emergency Medicine practice of several recently released medications and devices.
2. Discuss several medications new to the market in 2007 might impact Emergency Medicine practice.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
Joe Lex, MD has no financial interests to disclose. In addition, all persons in a position to control the content of this CME activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. No such persons have any relationships to disclose.
Pearls and Pitfalls in the Management of Critically Ill ED Patients
Goal
The goal of this activity is to discuss the current evaluation and management of several critical care presentations in the Emergency Department.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing medical education offering, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss common pitfalls in the emergency department management of several critical care presentations.
2. Understand the importance of several underappreciated ED diagnoses, including transfusion-related lung injury and tracheoinnominate fistula.
Faculty Disclosure
In keeping with EMedHome.com policy and ACCME requirements, all authors are required to disclose any and all relationships with commercial entities that might give even the perception of conflict of interest.
Michael Winters, MD has no financial interests to disclose.
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