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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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Evaluation
of Hyperlipidemia
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Certified for 1 Category 1 AMA 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 15, 2005 |
Expiration
Date: July 15, 2008
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| TARGET
AUDIENCE: |
| Primary
care physicians |
| OBJECTIVES: |
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of this CME activity, clinicians should be able to: |
- Understand
the current recommendations for screening for dyslipidemia
in healthy adults
- Understand
the current recommendations for screening for dyslipidemia
in elderly patients
- Be
able to understand and use current guidelines for risk-stratification
of patients with dyslipidemia
- Identify
the goals of therapy when managing a patient with hyperlipidemia
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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 15,
2008 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 Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's
Recognition Award. 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 37 year-old
male is seen in your office for an initial visit after
moving to your area. He has no significant past medical
history. He has a family history of hypertension and renal
disease. He does not smoke and runs 3 miles three times
a week. His vaccinations are up to date. On physical examination
his blood pressure is 110/72 mm Hg, he is not obese, the
rest of the exam is unremarkable. A few months prior to
this visit his former primary care physician ordered non-fasting
lipids, he brings the results with him.
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