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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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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:
June 5, 2006 |
Expiration
Date: June 5, 2009
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| TARGET
AUDIENCE: |
| Primary
care physicians |
| OBJECTIVES: |
| Upon completion
of this CME activity, clinicians should be able to: |
- Recognize
the cardinal features of the metabolic syndrome
- Become
familiar with the various diagnostic criteria for the
metabolic syndrome
- Learn
basic management principles for the metabolic syndrome
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| SOURCE: |
| FACULTY: |
William
T. O'Byrne, MD
General Internist
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| DISCLOSURE: |
| Dr.
O'Byrne 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 June 5,
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. |
| Case
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T.D. is a 66 year
old female with a past medical history significant for
hypertension. She presents to your office for a follow-up
visit. Prior to the visit the patient had fasting laboratory
tests drawn. During the interview, the patient tells you
that she has gained 10 pounds in the past 6 months. She
also tells you that she continues to smoke ½ pack
of cigarettes per day. She denies any complaints during
this visit.
Current
Medications: HCTZ, 25 mg daily
Weight: 166# (BMI = 26 kg/m2)
Blood pressure: 148/95
Heart rate: 82 beats/min
Laboratory
values:
Sodium 142 meq/L; Glucose 115 mg/dL; Potassium 4.1 meq/L;
Total cholesterol 216 mg/dL
Chloride 110 meq/L; LDL Cholesterol 155 mg/dL; Bicarbonate
22 meq/L; HDL Cholesterol 32 mg/dL; BUN 10 mg/dL; Triglycerides
144 mg/dL; Creatinine 0.9 mg/dL
You are
concerned that the patient may have developed “syndrome
x”, or the metabolic syndrome.
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