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Skin
and Soft Tissue Infections
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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: August 7, 2006 |
Expiration
Date: August 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 common skin infections seen in outpatients
- To
review the management of different skin infections
in outpatients
- To
recognize community-acquired methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus as a very important emerging
pathogen in outpatients
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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 August
7, 2007 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
46 year-old woman comes to your office complaining
of leg pain and swelling for the previous 2 days.
She has no significant past medical history. She
denies previous similar episodes or history of local
trauma. She has been taking acetaminophen as needed
for pain and denies the use of any other medications.
She denies any allergies. On physical exam she appears
non-toxic, and her vital signs are normal except
for a temperature of 100.2 F; her left leg has an
erythematous lesion without distinct borders above
the ankle, 8 inches in diameter. There are no purulent
or bullous lesions. The area is tender to palpation,
and sensation is preserved. She has toe web intertrigo.
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