Faculty/AuthorsJordan Gower Decker, BS Medical Student College of Medicine
Virginia Livesay Richards, MD, MS Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina
CME 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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Technical Considerations
Release Date: 12/31/2023Review Date:Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
*formulate a working differential diagnosis for sudden death following acute abdominal pain and fever in the pediatric population;
identify postmortem ancillary studies to narrow down the differential in such cases;
identify the laboratory and autopsy findings that support a diagnosis of overwhelming post-splenectomy infection;
describe the significance of infection with encapsulated organisms in asplenic patients;
recognize the counseling and prophylactic measures that should be given to patients/patients’ families following a splenectomy; and
analyze the manner of death designation by incorporating the circumstances of the event/disease that started the fatal course.