MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE
Tracking # 20-1146088
Course overview
MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE (MCTD) IS A RARE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE DIAGNOSED WHEN A SPECIFIC ANTIBODY KNOWN AS ANTI-U1-RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN IS PRESENT, AND THERE ARE FEATURES OF AT LEAST TWO CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES, INCLUDING SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS, POLYMYOSITIS, DERMATOMYOSITIS, AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. DIAGNOSIS CAN BE CHALLENGING DUE TO VARIABLE AND DIVERSE SYMPTOMS UPON PRESENTATION AND THE CHANGES IN SYMPTOMS OVER TIME. NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS, STEROIDS, AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS ARE MAINSTAYS OF TREATMENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MCTD AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Nurse Practitioner
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Clinical Nurse Specialist
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse Practitioner
1h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Arkansas State Medical Board - Medical Doctors & Osteopathic Doctors
Medical Doctor
1h
Category 1 Hours (Physician's Area of Primary Practice)
Osteopathic Doctor
1h
Category 1 Hours (Physician's Area of Primary Practice)
Bahamas Medical Council
Medical Practitioner
1h
Continuing Medical Education
Specialty Medical Practitioner
1h
Continuing Medical Education
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education
Registered Nurse
1h
Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education
Florida Board of Medicine
Anesthesiologist Assistant
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Area of Critical Need Medical Doctor
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Faculty Certificate
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Limited License
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Public Health Certificate
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Public Psychiatry
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Medical Doctor Visiting Faculty Certificate
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Florida Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
General
Registered Nurse
1h
General
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
Certified Nursing Assistant
1h
General
Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopath Limited License
1h
General
Osteopathic Area Critical Need
1h
General
Osteopathic Physician
1h
General
Florida Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist
1h
General
Registered Pharmacy Technician
1h
General
Florida Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Georgia Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
General
Registered Professional Nurse
1h
General
Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physicians & Telemedicine
Physician
1h
General CME
Telemedicine
1h
General CME
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
1h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Nurse Midwife
1h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
1h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
1h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1h
Approved CNE Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Continuing education related to nursing
Registered Nurse
1h
Continuing education related to nursing
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Physicians & Surgeons
Physician & Surgeon
1h
Category I CME
Michigan Board of Medicine
Medical Doctor
1h
Category 1 Hours
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Continuing education related to nursing
Registered Nurse
1h
Continuing education related to nursing
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Doctor of Osteopathy
1h
AMA Category I
Medical Doctor
1h
AMA Category I
Physician Assistant
1h
AMA Category I
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1h
General CE
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
General CE
Registered Nurse
1h
General CE
New Mexico Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Practitioner
1h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist
1h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse
Registered Nurse
1h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Medical Doctors
Medical Doctor
1h
Category I CME
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
1h
Category I CME
South Carolina Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
General
Registered Nurse
1h
General
State Medical Board of Ohio
Doctor of Medicine
1h
AMA Category I
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
1h
AMA Category I
Texas Medical Board - Physicians
Physician
1h
Formal Category 1 or 1A Hours
West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
1h
Relating to professional nursing practice
Wisconsin Medical Examining Board
Physician
1h
Category I CME
Wyoming Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
1h
General
Certified Nurse Practitioner
1h
General
Certified Nurse Specialist
1h
General
Certified Nursing Assistant
1h
General
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
1h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
1h
General
Registered Nurse
1h
General