Estimated Time of Completion

45 minutes

Description / Overview

Each lesson within the Disease Management Clinical Decisions series includes a related chapter from The Cleveland Clinic Disease Management Project; an interactive case; and an evaluation.

Throughout the interactive case-based lesson, you may proceed to the next question once you answer each question correctly. In addition to allowing you to proceed, the correct answer also reveals the rationale for the answer.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Define chronic bronchitis based on standards from the American Thoracic Society.
2. Discuss the Anthonisen severity criteria used to stratify acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (ABECB).
3. Explain the role of the various mediators that cause airway inflammation during ABECB.
4. Distinguish the role of bacterial pathogens in both chronic bronchitis and ABECB.
5. Distinguish the uses and limitations of medications used in ABECB.
6. Discuss the use of noninvasive ventilation in ABECB.
7. Recognize the impact of ABECB on quality of life and morbidity.

Target Audience

Directed to primary care physicians including family practitioners and internists.

Accreditation

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity may be submitted for American Osteopathic Association Continuing Medical Education credit in Category 2.

Activity Director

William D. Carey, MD
Director, Center for Continuing Education
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio

Author / Faculty

Marie M. Budev, DO, MPH;
George W. Meyer, MD

Faculty Disclosure

In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

William D. Carey, MD
Marie M. Budev, DO, MPH