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 Part 2 - The Test

1) Sepsis is a systemic response to:

A) Allergies

B) Blood clots

C) Infection

D) None of the above

2) Inflammatory mediators release becomes a self-stimulating process (an autocrine), and release of other inflammatory mediators, including:

A) Interleukin-1 (IL-1)

B) Platelet activating factor, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, INF

C) Nitric oxide

D) All of the above

3) Nitric oxide plays a central role in the _____ of septic shock:

A) Vasodilatation

B) Vasoconstriction

C) Thermoregulation

D) None of the above

4) Neutrophil entrapment within the pulmonary microcirculation initiates and amplifies the injury to:

A) Cardiac ventricles

B) Alveolar capillary membranes

C) Collagen

D) All the above

5) Acute renal failure often accompanies sepsis due to acute:

A) Tubular necrosis

B) Renal vasodilatation

C) Absorption of cytokines

6) The microcirculatory injury, which is compounded by the inability of the erythrocytes to navigate the septic microcirculation are caused by:

7) Patients who have developed septic shock require right heart catheterization with a pulmonary artery (Swan-Ganz) catheter in order to:

8) In mild criteria for organ dysfunction, the pulmonary criteria is:

9) The main causes of patients with impaired host defense mechanisms include:

10) Clinically occult infiltrates have been detected by routine use of chest radiography in:

 Part 3 - Evaluation

Objective 1

1) Become familiar with the organs that can be affected by multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Know the mechanisms of cell injury and resulting organ dysfunction in sepsis leading to MODS. Have a working knowledge of the staging factors and diagnostic modalities in sepsis. Know what treatments are available to patients with sepsis and MODS.

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Purpose/Goal of this activity:

2) Attendee will be aware of the current information and will be able to meet the required continuing education. Relationship of objectives to overall Purpose/Goal of activity.

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3) If conflict of interest, off-label use, commercial support, or in-kind support were evident in the education component of this program, were you notified? (Choose One)

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4) Content was presented without bias of any commercial product or drug. (Choose One)

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5) Will the information you gained from this program change your practice? (Choose One)

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