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CME Test for the seminars presented on March 15, 2002.

Target Audience: This program is intended for all surgeons who are involved in the treatment of patients with cancer.

Accreditation: The Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

SSO designates this continuing medical education activity for 2 hours in Category 1 on the Physician's Recognition Award (PRA) of the American Medical Association.

Note: If you attended the 2002 SSO Meeting in Denver and had applied to receive CME credits, you are not eligible to receive "duplicate" credits for this program.


Please take this CME test and press the "Submit CME Test" Button when finished.



1. Herbals are "natural products" and therefore cause no
adverse reactions.

A. True
B. False



2. Which of the following herbals may increase surgical bleeding?

A. Kava
B. Echinacea
C. Ginseng
D. Ephedra



3. Which of the following herbals may precipitatee a withdrawal
syndrome and therefore should not be stopped abruptly?

A. Kava
B. Valerian
C. Ephedra
D. Ginseng



4. The most consistent predictor of nutritional risk is:

A. Preoperative weight loss
B. C-reactive protein
C. Serum Albumin
D. Skin testing with multiple antigens



5. VA cooperative study demonstrated significant benefit in the severally malnourished patients but not the moderately malnourished patients.

True
False



6. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction is the main cause of postoperative ileus

True
False



7. Lumbar epidural local anesthetics are the more important treatment of postoperative ileus?

True
False



8. What is the evidence to suggest that adhesions may be a source of chronic abdominal or pelvic pain?

A. Adhesions are the leading cause of SBO
B. Adhesions have been found to contain sensory neurons
C. Adhesions can cause infertility in women
D. Adhesions can cause difficult reoperative surgery



9. The most consistent predictor of nutritional risk is:

A. Control of bleeding
B. Gentle handling of tissue
C. Minimization of tissue ischemia
D. Minimization of tissue desiccation
E. All of the above



10. Impairment of the peritoneal fibrinolytic system can rapidly exacerbate adhesion formation?

True
False



11. The incidence of adhesions can be as high as 95% following abdominal surgery?

True
False