| |
Continuing Medical Education
School of Medicine, UAB |
|
|
|
|
Online CME Courses
Course Catalog > Online Courses |
|
|
Treatment
of Hyperlipidemia
|
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 14, 2005 |
Expiration
Date: July 14, 2008
|
| TARGET
AUDIENCE: |
| Primary
care physicians |
| OBJECTIVES: |
| Upon completion
of this CME activity, clinicians should be able to: |
- To
review current evidence supporting the treatment of hyperlipidemia
- To
review the different classes of agents that can be used
to treat hyperlipidemia
- To
understand the indications for combination therapy
- To
identify some of the common side effects from the different
treatment options
|
| Top of Page |
| SOURCE: |
| FACULTY: |
Martin
Rodriguez, MD
Clinical Fellow in Infectious Diseases
Massachusetts General Hospital |
| DISCLOSURE: |
| Dr.
Rodriguez has no commercial affiliations to disclose. |
| CME
PARTICIPATION: |
| To
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 14,
2008 to receive CME credit. Your certificate will then be
available online. This process should take approximately
60 minutes. |
| ACCREDITATION: |
|
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.
|
| Top of Page |
| 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. |
| Case
1: |
|
A 42-year-old
female has a cardiorespiratory arrest in an airport. She
is found to have ventricular fibrillation and is successfully
resuscitated and transferred to a coronary care unit. She
has a large ST-elevation anterior myocardial infarction
and undergoes successful angioplasty and stenting. Her
family history is positive for early coronary artery disease
in her father and two brothers. She has been diagnosed
in the past with hypertension but is not taking medications.
Her lipid profile on admission reveals a total cholesterol
of 232 mg/dL, HDL-cholesterol of 38 mg/dL, LDL-cholesterol
of 168 mg/dL and triglycerides of 130 mg/dL. She is now
hemodynamically stable and recovering.
|
| Top of Page |
|
|
|
