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JAAPA Post-Tests
JAAPA post-tests are approved for one hour of Category 1 CME credit for one year from the date of publication. A list of currently available JAAPA post-tests is below. To view the full list of available post-tests complete a particular post-test, click here.
May 2012
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 32 entitled Acute appendicitis: Can antibiotics ever take the place of surgery? by B. Christensen and D. Colomb-Lippa.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 58 entitled Pathogenesis, diagnostic testing, and management of mononucleosis by S. Singer-Leshinsky.
April 2012
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 32 entitled The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of proteinuria by D. Kruger.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 50 entitled Updated guidelines for the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease: A clinical review by J. K. Grandy.
March 2012
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 30 entitled Evaluating a neck mass: Narrowing the differential diagnosis by J. C. Fowler, R. Marovich, and J. T. Johnson.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 52 entitled The diagnosis and pharmacologic management of low back pain by B. Larsen, and S. Kuntz.
February 2012
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 30 entitled The SNAP treatment approach for children with acute otitis media by K. D. Mancini, and E. D. Mandel.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 48 entitled Management of migraine headache: An overview of current practice by C. Shugart.
January 2012
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 32 entitled Clostridium difficile: A new look at an old but increasingly deadly infection by S. J. Barnett
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 54 entitled State-of-the-art interventions in acute large-vessel ischemic stroke by R. F. Branch.
December 2011
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 30 entitled Childhood Obesity: Understanding the causes, beginning the discussion by K. J. Perpich, R. Russ, D. Rizzolo, and M. Sedrak.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 58 entitled Childhood obesity: Complications, prevention strategies, treatment by G. A. Robinson, M. Geier, D. Rizzolo, and M. Sedrak.
November 2011
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 30 entitled Hepatorenal syndrome: Progressive renal failure in patients with cirrhosis. by M. Dameron.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 60 entitled Oral anticoagulation: A review of the current and emerging therapies. by M. C. McArthur, E. K. Dzintars, B. Phillips, and R. L. Bushardt.
Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Risk: A Perfect Storm Post-Test
This is a supplement to your November 2011 JAAPA. AAPA Fellow members may submit the post-test online. Approved for one hour of Category 1 CME credit. To access a PDF of this supplement, click here.
October 2011
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 32 entitled Using the new ACR criteria for early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis by L. J. Sekhon.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 52 entitled Evaluating the patient with vertigo: A complex complaint made simple by M. Furman and D. Rizzolo.
September 2011
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 28 entitled Laceration repair: Avoid infection, optimize healing, minimize scarring by N. A. Ricci and D. Rizzolo.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 42 entitled Abdominal compartment syndrome: Potentially lethal and easy to miss by S. J. Clark.
A Call to Action in Primary Care: Improving HIV Diagnosis and Co-Management
This is a supplement to your September 2011 JAAPA. Approved for one hour of Category I CME credit. To access a PDF of this supplement click here.
August 2011
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 22 entitled Postexposure prophylaxis for HIV: Pivotal intervention for those at risk by J. Sharifi-Azad and D. Rizzolo.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 44 entitled Venous thromboembolism in cancer: What is the optimal treatment? by J. Posner and D. Rizzolo.
July 2011
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 20 entitled Trigeminal neuralgia: Diagnosis and medical and surgical management by A. Larsen, D. Piepgras, D. Chayatte and D. Rizzolo.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 44 entitled Mesenteric ischemia: Rapid diagnosis and prompt treatment are essentialby J. Anzalone and F.A. Acevedo.
June 2011
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 26 entitled Diagnosis and treatment of exercise-induced bronchospasm: A review by M. A. Stack and A. Hakemi.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 44 entitled The assessment of jaundice in adults: Tests, imaging, differential diagnosis by D. Kruger.
May 2011
Questions 1-6 refer to the article beginning on page 30 entitled Pulmonary arterial hypertension: An early diagnosis makes a difference by E.M. Traill.
Questions 7-12 refer to the article beginning on page 54 entitled Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: The most common leukemia in adults by L. Washburn.
Other AAPA Post-Tests
PA Professional Monographs
November 2011
CALL TO ACTION: Improving Diabetes Treatment Through the Use of GLP-1 Agonists
This is a supplement to the November 2011 PA Professional. If you did not receive a hard copy of this supplement, you may access a PDF of the monograph by clicking here. Approved for one hour of Category 1 CME Credit. Expiration Date: November 2012
November 2010
The Current State of Care in Gout: Addressing the Need for Better Understanding of an Ancient Disease
This is a supplement to the November 2010 PA Professional. If you did not receive a hard copy of this supplement, you may access a PDF of the monograph by clicking here. Approved for one hour of Category 1 CME credit. Expiration Date: November 2011