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Antibiotic
Use in the Elderly Population
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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
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, physicians and other
healthcare professionals should be able to: |
- To
review the common infectious diseases in elderly patients
- To
discuss the appropriate use of antibiotics in some
common clinical situations in elderly patients
- To
review the appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy
of common infectiouis diseases in elderly patients
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| SOURCE: |
| FACULTY: |
Martin
Rodriguez , MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UAB-Montgomery Internal
Medicine Residency Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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| DISCLOSURE: |
The
faculty has no commercial affiliations to disclose.
Because of the nature of preliminary studies, some products
mentioned are unlabeled and investigational. Dosages,
indications, and methods of use of drugs mentioned in
this publication may reflect the experience of the authors,
clinical literature, or other resources. Therefore, please
see the full prescribing information before using any
licensed product mentioned. |
| CME
PARTICIPATION: |
| To participate
in this online course for CME credit, please review
the
objectives before beginning the program. Complete the
course and the self-assessment test before July 7,
2009 to receive CME credit. Your certificate will then
be available online. This process should take approximately
1 hour. |
| 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 publication 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. UAB
is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. |
| Case
1: |
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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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