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CME Activity

Focus On: The Cyanotic Neonate

Faculty

Suzanne Roberts, DO, MPH

Pediatric Chief Resident
Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Jahn Avarello, MD

Interim Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Hofstra North Shore-Long Island Jewish School of Medicine

Accredited by

American College of Emergency Physicians

Course Description

After reading this Web-based article, the physician should be able to:

- Recognize and treat uncommon presentations of common pathology and common presentations of rare pathology.
- Discuss the presentation, evaluation, differential diagnosis and treatment of the cyanotic neonate.
- Discuss the pathophysiology of the transition from fetal to newborn circulation.
- Explain the significance of the hyperoxia test.
- Discuss the management of a neonate with methemoglobinemia.

Activity Details

Credit Types:CME
Credit Amount:1.0 Credits
Release Date:2011-Aug-01
Expiration Date:2014-Jul-31
Estimated Time for Completion:1 hour
Registration Required:No
Cost:$10
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