CME/CE articles from The Clinical Advisor


The Clinical Advisor, a monthly journal for nurse practitioners and physician assistants in primary care, delivers high-quality CME/CE articles with each monthly issue. See below for a list of The Clinical Advisor's CME/CE articles available on mycme.com. Click here to visit The Clinical Advisor's web site.



Latest Articles

Alzheimer's Management
 from Diagnosis to Late Stage

Caring for a patient with Alzheimer's disease involves more than assessment and treatment. Education and legal issues must also be considered.
 

Dermatologic Look-Alikes: Patches of Hair Loss

From the July 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor Two boys with similar patches of hair loss—one developed six months ago, and the other had been present since birth.
 

Dermatology Clinic from The Clinical Advisor (July 2010)

From the July 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor Case 1 - For two years, a woman had lived with an itchy rash on her axillae and neck that became more symptomatic during the summer. Case 2 - A restaurant employee's intensely itching and burning hand lesions worsened after he was assigned ...
 

Archived Articles

Common Pediatric Hip 
Diseases in Primary Care

Our experts explain three of the most common hip disorders you'll see, including developmental dysplasia of the hip, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, and Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
 

Dermatology Clinic from The Clinical Advisor (June 2010)

From the June 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor Case 1 - A 33-year-old Caucasian man presented with an 11-month history of an erythematous, pruritic, scaly rash that began on the scalp and spread to the rest of the body. Case 2 - A child aged 23 months was admitted to the ...
 

Dermatologic Look-Alikes: Enlarging Back and Shoulder Lesions

From the June 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor Two patients with enlarging lesions—one in a man with no history of skin cancer, and the other in a man with significant actinic damage.
 

New Drug Options for Neurologic Disorders

This program examines the explosion of new drugs for neurologic disorders over the last 20 years, including medications for Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
 

Dermatology Clinic from The Clinical Advisor (May 2010)

From the May 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor Case 1 - A 45-year-old woman with Graves' disease presented with asymptomatic, firm, nonpitting, flesh-colored nodules and plaques on her legs and feet. Case 2 - A 62-year-old woman with no history of sexually transmitted diseases suffers intense vulvar itching. Hypopigmentation was noted ...
 

Dermatologic Look-Alikes: Red Rashes on the Lower Legs

From the May 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor Two patients present with leg rashes. One rash developed after a woman started taking cefazolin, and the other featured the deposition of hemosiderin.
 

Oral Pathology for the Primary Care Clinician

Become familiar with the cause, characteristics, and appropriate treatment of the most frequently seen conditions of the mouth, tongue, and gums.
 

Dermatologic Look-Alikes: Hypopigmented Patches on the Body

Two patients with erythematous trunk plaques—the first developed eight months earlier, and the other 15 years ago.
 

Dermatology Clinic from The Clinical Advisor (April 2010)

From the April 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor Case 1 - A 54-year-old Caucasian man presented to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of a tumor on his right forearm. A small "red bump" that first appeared about six weeks earlier had grown rapidly and developed a crusted center. Case 2 - ...
 

What Lies Behind the 
Vitamin D Revolution?

Once known primarily for maintaining bone strength, vitamin D is now thought to contribute to prevention of colon, prostate, and breast cancers.
 

Dermatology Clinic from The Clinical Advisor (March 2010)

From the March 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor Case 1 - A 62-year-old man presented with a painful rash over both legs. He first experienced a problem three years prior when he developed painful erythema over his shins. Case 2 - A 44-year-old Caucasian man with a history of alcohol abuse ...
 

Dermatologic Look-Alikes: Purple eruptions

From the March 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor Two patients with purple eruptions — the first developed one year earlier, and the other two months ago
 

Adult depression: Treating by subtype for success

From the February issue of The Clinical Advisor. Instead of attempting to treat the broad categories, primary-care clinicians should focus on symptoms or features that identify a specific subtype.
 

Dermatology Clinic from The Clinical Advisor (February 2010)

A woman develops severe itching and burning two days after application of topical bacitracin and a compression bandage to a venous stasis ulcer.
 

Dermatologic Look-Alikes: Erythematous truncal plaques

Two patients with erythematous trunk plaques—the first developed eight months earlier, and the other 15 years ago.
 

Caring for the geriatric patient: The initial visit

From the January issue of The Clinical Advisor, this activity is designed to help structure a geriatric patient history, identify conditions requiring screening in older adults and introduce other techniques for the first geriatric patient visit.
 

Dermatology Clinic from The Clinical Advisor (Jan 2010)

This program is taken from the January 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor.
 

Dermatologic Look-Alikes: Vesiculobullous eruptions

This program is taken from the January 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor.
 

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CME FROM JOHNS HOPKINS

Sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, these CME courses focus on the latest developments in the treatment of various cancers.

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Acute Coronary Care Journal Club for Primary Care

The value of the Acute Coronary Syndrome Journal Club resides in its ability to summarize and synthesize key scientific advances and clinical lessons from the literature, and offer commentary and insight from recognized experts in the field of treating ACS, who can explain the implications of the latest research findings and clinical trials for day-to-day patient care.

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CHECK OUT THE FORUM

Clinicians who provide care for reproductive-aged and menopausal women are faced with continual change that affects the way in which they practice. This multi-part series looks at issues such as celiac disease, cardiovascular disease, family planning, and osteoporotic fracture risk.

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Treatment Strategies for Acute Low Back Pain

This series, which includes a digital monograph and three related case studies, highlights the implications of generic substitution and the standards of care that pharmacists and clinicians must satisfy when engaging in generic substitution for the treatment of low back pain.

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