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| The Surgical Technologist | DECEMBER 2017 552 R E F E R E N C E S 1. American Kidney Fund. (2008). End stage renal disease (ESRD).Accessed October 2017 .http://www.kidneyfund.org/kidney-disease/kidney-failure/ end-stage-renal-disease/ 2. Burke, D. (2012). Transitional cell cancer (malignant neoplasm of ureter). Accessed October 2017. http://www.healthline.com/health/cancer-renal- pelvis-or-ureter#Overview1 3. Canadian Cancer Society. (2015). Non-cancerous tumours of the kidney. Accessed October 2017. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/ cancer-type/kidney/kidney-cancer/non-cancerous-tumours/?region=on 4. Jarrard, DF; Downs, T; Potretzke, AM. (2014). Urothelial tumors of the renal pelvis and ureters. Accessed October 2017. http://emedicine.med - scape.com/article/452449- overview#showall 5. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. (2014). High blood pressure and kidney disease.Accessed October 2017. https:// www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease/chronic-kidney- disease-ckd/high-blood-pressure 6. US National Library of Medicine. (2013). Reflux nephropathy. Accessed October 2017. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000459. htm C E E X A M Earn CE Credits at Home You will be awarded continuing educa- tion (CE) credits toward your recertifica- tion after reading the designated arti- cle and completing the test with a score of 70% or better. If you do not pass the test, it will be returned along with your payment. Send the original answer sheet from the journal and make a copy for your records. If possible use a credit card (debit or credit) for payment. It is a faster option for processing of credits and offers more flexibility for correct payment. When submitting multiple tests, you do not need to submit a separate check for each journal test. You may submit multiple journal tests with one check or money order. Members this test is also available online at www.ast.org . No stamps or checks and it posts to your record automatically! Members: $6 per credit (per credit not per test) Nonmembers: $10 per credit (per credit not per test plus the $400 nonmember fee per submission) After your credits are processed, AST will send you a letter acknowledging the number of credits that were accepted. Members can also check your CE credit status online with your login information at www.ast.org . 3 WAYS TO SUBMIT YOUR CE CREDITS Mail to: AST, Member Services, 6 West Dry Creek Circle Ste 200, Littleton, CO 80120-8031 Fax CE credits to: 303-694-9169 E-mail scanned CE credits in PDF format to: [email protected] For questions please contact Member Services - [email protected] or 800-637-7433, option 3. Business hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00a.m. - 4:30 p.m., MT