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Nonhealing hand ulcer turns erythematous; Keratotic palms paired with brittle nails



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Nonhealing hand ulcer turns erythematous; Keratotic palms paired with brittle nails

Release Date:

January 10, 2011

Expiration Date:

January 31, 2012

Topics:

Dermatologic Disorders

Specialty:

Dermatology

Profession:

Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant

Format:

Clinical Review

Credits:

0.25 / AAPA Category I CME Credit
0.25 / CE for Nurses


Program Description:

From Dermatology Clinic in the January 2011 The Clinical Advisor.

Case 1 - A woman aged 34 years was referred for treatment of a recurrent, painful, nonhealing ulcer of six months' duration on her left hand.

Case 2 - A 42-year-old man presented with abnormally thick skin of the palms.

Activity Objectives:

To increase awareness of dermatologic conditions, their diagnosis, and up-to-date treatment.


Credits Type Accreditation Statement Designation Statement
0.25 AAPA Category I CME Credit This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Enduring Material Programs and for Commercial Support of Enduring Material Programs. This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 0.25 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of January 2011. Participants may submit the self-assessment at any time during that period.
0.25 CE for Nurses NPACE is an approved provider of continuing education by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc. (MARN), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of .25 contact hour of credit. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty:

Sonya Bhole, MD, is a second-year resident in radiology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Julia R. Nunley, MD, is professor of dermatology at Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond.

Travis Vandergriff, MD, is a dermatology resident at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Click to Expand/Collapse Disclosures:

The authors do not have any relationship to disclose relating to the content of this article.

Accredited Provider:

Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education and American Academy of Physician Assistants

CME credit earned by Physician Assistants on myCME.com or through The Clinical Advisor is provided by Haymarket Medical. That is the name you should search for when entering your information on the NCCPA site.

Instructions:

The Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.25 contact hours of credit. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Posttests must be completed and submitted online. You must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken to obtain credit.

This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 0.25 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of January 2011. Participants may submit the self-assessment at any time during that period.

Posttests must be completed and submitted online. PAs may register at no charge at www.mycme.com. To obtain 0.25 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit, you must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken.

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WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.

MACINTOSH® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20 MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.



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