CE/CME No: CR-1310
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Earn credit by reading this article and successfully completing the posttest. Successful completion is defined as a cumulative score of at least 70% correct.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
• Describe the pathophysiology of Ménière’s disease, as it is currently understood.
• Discuss the triad of symptoms that should prompt suspicion for Ménière’s disease in a primary care patient.
• List the diagnostic criteria for “definite” Ménière’s disease, as defined by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.
• Review pharmacologic management, intratympanic injection and other nonoperative therapies, and surgical treatment for Ménière’s disease.
FACULTY
Tamera Pearson is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at Western Carolina University.
The author has no significant financial relationships to disclose.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 1.0 hour of American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. [NPs: Both ANCC and the AANP Certification Program recognize AAPA as an approved provider of Category 1 credit.] Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of October 2013.
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