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Continuing Medical Education
School of Medicine, UAB |
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Online CME Courses
Course Catalog > Online Courses |
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Antibiotic
Use in the Elderly Population
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Certified for 1 AMA PRA Category
1 Credit™
Co-Sponsored
by the University of Alabama School of Medicine
Division of Continuing Medical Education and
The Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation
| Release Date:
July 7, 2006 |
Expiration
Date: July 7, 2009
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| TARGET
AUDIENCE: |
| Primary
care physicians |
| OBJECTIVES: |
| Upon completion
of this CME activity, clinicians should be able to: |
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review common infectious diseases in elderly patients
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discuss the appropriate use of antibiotics in some common
clinical situations in elderly patients
- To
review the appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy of common
infectious diseases in elderly patients
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| SOURCE: |
| FACULTY: |
Martin
Rodriguez, MD
Clinical Fellow in Infectious Diseases
Massachusetts General Hospital |
| DISCLOSURE: |
| Dr.
Rodriguez has no commercial affiliations to disclose. |
| CME
PARTICIPATION: |
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participate in this program for CME credit, please review
the objectives before beginning the program. Take the course,
complete the case questions and evaluation before July 7,
2009 to receive CME credit. Your certificate will then be
available online. This process should take approximately
60 minutes. |
| ACCREDITATION: |
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The University of Alabama School
of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
The University of Alabama School
of Medicine designates this educational activity for a
maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.
The boards of nursing in many
states, including Alabama, recognize Category 1 continuing
medical education courses as acceptable activities for
the renewal of license to practice nursing.
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| DISCLAIMER: |
| Dosages,
indications, and methods of use of any drug referred to in
this online course may reflect the clinical experience of
the authors, clinical literature, or other clinical resources.
Therefore, please see the full prescribing information before
using any product mentioned. |
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A 70 year-old woman
comes to your office for a follow up visit. She has a history
of coronary artery disease, hypertension and osteoporosis.
She has no new complaints and review of her systems is negative.
On physical exam her blood pressure is 154/76, otherwise she
has no abnormal findings. You order a routine serum potassium
and creatinine. At the time of collecting the sample the nurse
makes a mistake and orders a urinalysis instead. You receive
the results the following day showing 1+ bacteria, 2+ leukocyte
esterase, and 5-10 white blood cells.
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