Cyndi Zarbano – Mastering Lab Interpretation & The Implications for Patient Care

Cyndi Zarbano – Mastering Lab Interpretation & The Implications for Patient CareDescriptionUnderstanding the Differential: Including “Shift to the Left”Identify Types of Acute Kidney Failure from the LabsLife-Threatening Electrolyte Imbalances and InterventionsMaster ABG Interpretation Using a Simple ToolSystemic Inflammation of Sepsis: Lactate/Procalcitonin LevelsReading Cultures and SensitivitiesThe Clues to Liver Failure: Understanding LFTsLab and EKG Clues to Differentiate ACS and MIAttend 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.HandoutsWebcast Manual (2.47 MB) 69 Pages Available after PurchaseOutlineBasic Metabolic Profile (BMP)GlucoseAcid BaseRenal FunctionElectrolytesLife-threatening ElectrolytesPotassiumMagnesiumSodiumCalciumComprehensive Metabolic Panel: Indications and ImplicationsLFTs: Exploring the LiverAST/ALT/ALP/Total Bilirubin/ProteinsHealth Issues in Liver FailureJaundiceAscitesHepaticEncephelopathyCBC with Differential: Interpreting the ComponentsWhat Can Impact WBC and Neutrophil FindingsAnemias/PolycythemiasUnderstanding the DifferentialThe Left Shift ExplainedGuidelines on Transfusing have ChangedAcute Renal Failure: Identify the CauseCreatinineBUNBUN/CR ratiosGlomerular Filtration RateUrine OsmolalityFENACardiac Labs: Ischemia vs. Myocardial InfarctionCardiac PanelsEKG Clues Supporting the FindingsDistinguishing STEMI vs. NSTEMIBNPPro-BNPCoagulation/Thrombotic Risk Panels: Clues to ClottingThe Clotting CascadeThe Right Lab Test for the MedicationaPTTPTINRD-dimerDisseminated Intravascular CoagulopathyUrinalysis: Does Your Patient Have a UTI?Latest GuidelinesCultureBlood Gases: Identifying the Underlying AbnormalityThree Types of GasesInterpreting Arterial Blood Gases: It’s Easier Than You Think!Venous Blood GasesMixed Venous Blood GasesLabs and Sepsis: Taking a Team ApproachCultures, Gram Stains and SensitivitiesSystematic InflammationLabs of SepsisLactate LevelsProcalcitonin LevelsWBCsNeutrophilsLumbar Punctures / Cerebral Spinal FluidBacterial MeningitisViral MeningitisViral EncephalitisUnderstanding Thyroid DysfunctionTSHT4 LevelsT3 UptakeDifferentiating Hyperglycemic StatesDKAHHS (HHNK)Treatment for EachFacultyCyndi Zarbano, MSN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, PCCN, CMSRN, CLNCClinical ReviewCyndi 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.