Curious Clinicians - Ammonia Rising (2025-2026)
Podcast
0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ ...Faculty
OVERVIEW
Curious Clinicians - Ammonia Rising (2025-2026) is organized by VCU Health Continuing Education.
Monday, October 13, 2025, 4:00 PM - Thursday, December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM
Description:
Ah, serum ammonia. A lab that is often sent and often a head-scratcher. Sometimes an altered patient with cirrhosis and the most textbook asterixis will have a normal serum ammonia. And other times a patient has a sky-high ammonia and you have no idea why. Have you ever stopped and checked if they’re on valproic acid?
Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
- Generate hypothesis for how valproic acid may lead to elevated serum ammonia.
- Review the possible treatment options for valproic acid associated hyperammonemia.
- Describe the evolution of scientific and clinical understanding of valproic acid–associated hyperammonemia, including key historical developments and changes in diagnostic or treatment approaches.
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Credits:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Curious Clinicians and VCU Health Continuing Education. VCU Health Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
VCU Health Continuing Education designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
TARGET AUDIENCE
PhysicianPhysician AssistantSPECIALITIES
Medical Education
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