STEP 437: Case Thirty-One: Need For Speed: When Turnaround Time Matters (CE: 1.0)

This article focuses on a 21-year-old female status post liver transplant at 19 months old due to autoimmune hepatitis presented with new onset productive cough, fatigue, headaches, and anorexia for one week associated with weight loss. Five months prior to presentation she received a kidney transplant due to tacrolimus-induced renal toxicity. Learners are encouraged to read the case study to determine the cause of the patient's symptoms.

Learning Objectives:

  • Reflect on a case study outlining N. otitidiscaviarum
  • Discuss nocardial infections
  • Discuss the pathology of N. otitidiscaviarum

Author(s):

  • Scott Bielewicz, M(ASCP),
  • Rebecca Brady, MC, 
  • Joel Mortensen, PhD

Relevant Certifications:

  • Medical Assistant (RMA)
  • Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS)
  • Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)
  • Phlebotomy Technician (RPT)
  • Patient Care Technician (PCT)
  • Certified Laboratory Consultant (CLC)

Launch Date: 2017

Enrollment Expiration: 180 days after purchase

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Continuing Education (CE)

    AMT offers standard CE credits only for completion of certain coursework by successfully passing course quiz/assessment.

Course opens: 
11/30/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2099
Cost:
$15.00
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Available Credit

  • 1.00 Continuing Education (CE)

    AMT offers standard CE credits only for completion of certain coursework by successfully passing course quiz/assessment.

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Cost:
$15.00
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Additional Details:

  • Quiz Attempts: 5
  • Passing Score: 80%
  • Enrollment Expiration: 180 days after purchase

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