Disease Management Clinical Decisions: Dermatology in Primary Care

Disease Management Clinical Decisions: Dermatology in Primary Care is organized by the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education.

Release Date: January 4, 2018
Expiration Date: January 4, 2021

Estimated Time of Completion: 1 hour 15 minutes

Accreditation:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education accreditated this abiding material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
Each lesson in the Disease Management Clinical Decisions series is designed to provide a comprehensive review of the clinical presentation, diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, and management strategies for a specific case or cases related to the topic. It also provides questions and multiple-choice answers related to the clinical management of the case along with the rationale for the correct answer. Additional reading materials can be found in the Cleveland Clinic Disease Management Project.

Throughout this case-based lesson, you may proceed to the next question once you answer the question correctly.

After completing the CME activity, the evaluation, and the registration forms, you will have an opportunity to print your CME certificate for your records.

Learning Objectives:
• Describe the clinical characteristics of nonpurulent cellulitis.
• Distinguish between herpes zoster subtypes and summarize the issues surrounding herpes vaccination.
• Diagnose hidradenitis suppurativa and discuss comorbid diseases and their treatment.
• Differentiate dermatomyositis and describe its association with underlying malignancy.
• Recognize important mucocutaneous clues to specific dermatomyositis subtypes.