Event Description
Topic
18-Year-Old Female With Lupus-Related Complications
Presented By
Catherine Cheng, pediatric resident, PGY-1, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Amir Toib, MD, attending physician, Section of Pediatric Cardiology; Director of the Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Service, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children; associate professor of pediatrics
Jordan Kurzum, pediatric resident, PGY-1, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Dana B. Toib, MD, attending physician, Section of Rheumatology; assistant professor of pediatrics
Learning Objectives
- Outline the initial approach to diagnosis and management of a child with lupus related complications
- Discuss the imaging, laboratory work, and other diagnostic studies obtained for this patient, as well as clinical progression that led to the final diagnosis
- Discuss the differential, pathophysiology, management, and prognosis of the final diagnosis
- Summarize the diagnosis and management of lupus and characterize the possible lupus related complications
Target Audience
Physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing personnel, fellows, residents, medical students and other health care professionals who take care of children
Accreditation Statement
Tower Health is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Tower Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Claiming CME Credits
Attendees MUST sign in with the six-digit activity code provided at the session using eeds within 24 hours of the conference start time and complete the online evaluation within 30 days at
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