Description
Understanding the Differential: Including “Shift to the Leftâ€
Identify Types of Acute Kidney Failure from the Labs
Cyndi Zarbano – Mastering Lab Interpretation & The Implications for Patient Care
Life-Threatening Electrolyte Imbalances and Interventions
Master ABG Interpretation Using a Simple Tool
Systemic Inflammation of Sepsis: Lactate/Procalcitonin Levels
Reading Cultures and Sensitivities
The Clues to Liver Failure: Understanding LFTs
Lab and EKG Clues to Differentiate ACS and MI
Attend this interactive seminar and leave with true integrative understanding of lab results and patient outcomes. Be a CLINICIAN, not a TECHNICIAN . . . be PROactive, not REactive! Learn the hidden clinical clues of labs and empower yourself to change lives as a situationally aware patient advocate powerhouse!
Join Cyndi Zarbano, MSN, BSN, CCRN, CMSRN, CLNC, NLCP, as she demystifies both the common and less frequently seen lab values. You will explore a large variety of labs, why they are ordered, and what the results tell us about your patients. By understanding the clues that these values give you, you can utilize critical thinking to proactively plan the course of care and optimize patient outcomes.
Handouts
Webcast Manual (2.47 MB) 69 Pages Available after Purchase
Outline
Basic Metabolic Profile (BMP)
Glucose
Acid Base
Renal Function
Electrolytes
Life-threatening Electrolytes
Potassium
Magnesium
Sodium
Calcium
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel: Indications and Implications
LFTs: Exploring the Liver
AST/ALT/ALP/Total Bilirubin/Proteins
Health Issues in Liver Failure
Jaundice
Ascites
Hepatic
Encephelopathy
CBC with Differential: Interpreting the Components
What Can Impact WBC and Neutrophil Findings
Anemias/Polycythemias
Understanding the Differential
The Left Shift Explained
Guidelines on Transfusing have Changed
Acute Renal Failure: Identify the Cause
Creatinine
BUN
BUN/CR ratios
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Urine Osmolality
FENA
Cardiac Labs: Ischemia vs. Myocardial Infarction
Cardiac Panels
EKG Clues Supporting the Findings
Distinguishing STEMI vs. NSTEMI
BNP
Pro-BNP
Coagulation/Thrombotic Risk Panels: Clues to Clotting
The Clotting Cascade
The Right Lab Test for the Medication
aPTT
PT
INR
D-dimer
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy
Urinalysis: Does Your Patient Have a UTI?
Latest Guidelines
Culture
Blood Gases: Identifying the Underlying Abnormality
Three Types of Gases
Interpreting Arterial Blood Gases: It’s Easier Than You Think!
Venous Blood Gases
Mixed Venous Blood Gases
Labs and Sepsis: Taking a Team Approach
Cultures, Gram Stains and Sensitivities
Systematic Inflammation
Labs of Sepsis
Lactate Levels
Procalcitonin Levels
WBCs
Neutrophils
Lumbar Punctures / Cerebral Spinal Fluid
Bacterial Meningitis
Viral Meningitis
Viral Encephalitis
Understanding Thyroid Dysfunction
TSH
T4 Levels
T3 Uptake
Differentiating Hyperglycemic States
DKA
HHS (HHNK)
Treatment for Each
Faculty
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, PCCN, CMSRN, CLNC
Clinical Review
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, PCCN, CMSRN, CLNC, has been a nurse for more than 25 years and a legal nurse consultant (LNC) for 12. Many of her cases in the last decade have been consulting and educating nurses who have gotten into trouble with the board of nursing and helping hem complete their corrective action stipulations. Medication errors and patient injury are a common cause of corrective action, license suspension and loss of license.
Cyndi’s clinical area of expertise has been in various intensive care/critical care roles, currently working for Mayo in Minnesota. She has been a national seminar speaker for over ten years speaking to diverse healthcare audiences throughout the country. During her presentations, she has earned the reputation of keeping attendees engaged with the use of current clinical knowledge, fascinating legal stories, and the interjection of nursing humor to keep it fun.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cyndi Zarbano is the owner of Clinical Review Consultants. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Cyndi Zarbano has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
