Faculty/AuthorsSabrina Zohoury, MDMount Carmel Health System Columbus, Ohio Prentiss Jones, PhDJoseph A. Prahlow, MD Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of MedicineKalamazoo, MichiganCME Credit: 2.0 Estimated Completion Time: 2 hoursFormat: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam Physician Competencies: Patient Care, Medical KnowledgeEligibility for CME credit: Max three attempts. You will have a maximum of three attempts to meet the following criteria:
Default Credit Type: None (You must meet the eligibility requirements in order to obtain CME credit.) Accreditation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).Credit Designation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Instructions
To claim CME credit for the exercise, do the following:
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Release Date: 08/31/2023Review Date:Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
describe the mechanism of action ascribed to most opioid-related deaths;
discuss the trends in types of drugs responsible for most drug-related deaths within the United States;
describe the gross features evident at autopsy in opioid-related deaths;
discuss the major gross and microscopic features associated with deaths related to acute and chronic asthmatic bronchitis; and
explain how a death can be related to both the toxic effects of fentanyl and acute asthmatic bronchitis.