JDMS Article - SDMS CME Credit

Article: Efficacy of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Peritoneal Catheter Obstruction in Children: A Case Series

Authors: Hiroshi Tamura, MD, PhD, Hitoshi Nakazato, MD, PhD, and Shohei Kuraoka, MD

Category: Pediatric Sonography [PS]

Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Efficacy of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Peritoneal Catheter Obstruction in Children: A Case Series,” you will be able to:

1. Describe peritoneal catheter malfunction

2. Identify causes of peritoneal catheter malfunction

3. Understand the important role ultrasound plays in evaluating peritoneal catheters

1. What year was the first permanent silicone catheter introduced?

2. 1964

3. 1968

4. 1972

Which ultrasound scan plane is shown in Figure 2c?

Transverse

Longitudinal

Coronal

Oblique

What is the primary disease of the patient in case 4?

Glycogen storage disease type 1

Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome

Microscopic polyangiitis

Diabetes type 1

According to Table 1, what was the time from PD (peritoneal dialysis) start to occlusion for case 2?

Immediately

2 weeks

2 months

1 year