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2012 Update CPT Codes
4 clock hour(s)
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This course consists of a listing of new, deleted, and revised 2012 CPT codes. This information is of value to all current medical billers and coders who are familiar with using CPT codes. It focuses on the 2012 CPT code changes and making it easy for the medical billing and coding specialist to see what codes have changed per specialty. This course is not meant to be a substitute for official CPT publications.
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An Introduction to Sepsis
2 clock hour(s)
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Septicemia and sepsis are serious bloodstream infections that can rapidly become life threatening. It is more common than realized and no one person is safe from this illness. Every year in the United States sepsis affects more than 750,000 and kills more than 215,000. This is more deaths than occur from breast cancer, lung can¬cer, and prostate cancer combined. Worldwide, millions die of sepsis. This CE course will provide an overview of causes, symptoms, and treatment of sepsis.
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An Overview of Labor, Delivery, and Dystocia
1 clock hour(s)
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For most expectant mothers, labor and delivery follows a predictable path. This continuing education course describes a brief overview of the normal progression of this process. Included are some of the common complications and treatments. Additionally, the complications and contraindications to treatment are discussed.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
3 clock hour(s)
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood. This CE course will discuss the types of ADHD, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, school issues, adults with ADHD.
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
3 clock hour(s)
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Autism is a developmental disability that results in problems with communication and social interaction. Symptoms usually start before age three. Autism is complex and individuals with autism can have very different symptoms. Healthcare providers have come to think of autism as a group of disorders with similar features or a “spectrum”. This CE course will review autism spectrum disorders including indicators, diagnosis, treatment options, and current research.
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Body Fluids - The Ins and Outs
5 clock hour(s)
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The mainstay of laboratory testing is the analysis of body fluids. Blood is the major body fluid routinely analyzed in the laboratory. The focus of this course will NOT be the analysis of blood. This course will focus on the most common body fluids other than blood. Healthcare professionals should have a basic understanding of the collection, storage, and analysis of body fluids as they may be called upon to assist with specimen collection and handling. This course will describe the following body fluids: urine, and cerebrospinal, synovial, pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal fluids.
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Depression
2 clock hour(s)
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Depression - what is it? Everyone has had the experience of being down for a while, disappointed or sad for a few days or weeks over a loss or unexpected change in life. However, depression is a more enduring condition. This continuing education course describes the symptoms and causes of depression, gender differences in experiences with depression, as well as prevention and various helpful therapies.
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Phlebotomy Order of Draw
5 clock hour(s)
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To assure the accuracy of patient test results, evacuated tubes must be filled in a particular order. Contamination of the blood by the needle entering a stopper or by contact with additives in the tubes can cause erroneous patient test results, leading to improper diagnosis and treatment of the patient. This CE course will review the composition of blood, types of blood specimens, evacuated blood collection tubes, preanalytical variables, laboratory test directories, and the order of draw.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
3 clock hour(s)
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that some people get after seeing or living through a dangerous event. This course will describe PTSD symptoms, risk factors for development, diagnosis, treatment, and current research. Information is also provided on resources available for those in need.
NOTE: The information provided on PTSD is a publication from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). It is in the public domain and it is reproduced with the permission of NIMH.
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Schizophrenia
3 clock hour(s)
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Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history. About 1 percent of Americans have this illness. This CE course will discuss the symptoms, causes, risk factors, substance abuse correlations, and treatment of schizophrenia.
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Working with Difficult People
2 clock hour(s)
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It seems that the workplace at times can be a hotbed of challenging personalities and relationships. Such drama takes a toll on the working professional’s concentration and peace of mind, using precious energy just to cope and strategize survival through the daily landmines. It doesn’t have to be that way. This course informs the working professional about the types of people that may be encountered in the workplace and how to interact productively without losing one’s focus.
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