Don’t miss this opportunity to keep pace with the ever-changing field of cardiac care and, through the information gained in this seminar, reduce the risk of potential adverse consequences for your patients!
Dr. Paul Langlois – Cardiac Medication Essentials
Description:
Watch Dr. Paul Langlois, APN, PHD, CCRN, CCNS, CNRN, for an insightful and practical day focused on the common types of cardiac disorders that professionals like you see in your practice, and the medications currently used to treat them. Paul will provide you with cutting-edge information regarding the selection of particular cardiac medications, the desired outcomes, potential side effects and drug interactions. Don’t miss this opportunity to keep pace with the ever-changing field of cardiac care and, through the information gained in this seminar, reduce the risk of potential adverse consequences for your patients!
Antiarrhythmic Agents
Anticoagulants
Metabolic Syndrome
Dyslipidemia
CHF
Stroke
Antihypertensive Therapy
Dangerous Interactions
OUTLINE
Cardiac Hemodynamics: Beyond Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
Preload
Afterload
Contractility
Normal and abnormal electrocardiographic tracings
Antiarrhythmic Agents: Avoid the 3 Most Common Mistakes
Class I agents (sodium channel blockers)
Class II agents (beta-blockers)
Class III agents (potassium channel blockers)
Class IV agents (calcium channel blockers)
AHA/ACC Anticoagulant Administration Guidelines
Nitrates
Aspirin
Morphine sulfate
Beta blockers
Fibrinolytic agents
Antiplatelet agents
Anticoagulants
ACE inhibitors
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB)
Stroke Patients: Avoid 4 Common Medication Errors
Ischemic
Hypertension: Labetalol, Nitropaste, Nicardipine
Hypotension: Crystalloid, Dopamine
Thrombolytic agents
Antiepileptic medications
Dabigatran
Hemorrhagic
Correct coagulation abnormalities
Glucose management
Blood pressure control
Antiepileptic medications
Metabolic Syndrome and Dyslipidemia Patients: Medications that Should NOT Be Administered Together
NCEP ATPIII guidelines
Lipid modifying medications
Statins
Fibrates
Resins
Niacin
Blood glucose control
Insulin
Oral agents
Would you like to receive Dr. Paul Langlois – Cardiac Medication Essentials ?
Congestive Heart Failure: Medications to Start and Avoid Based Upon Patient Presentation Digoxin
Nesiritide
Diuretics
ACE inhibitors
ARB
Aldosterone antagonists
Beta-blockers
WARNING: What the Antihypertensive Therapy Guidelines Do Not Specify
Diuretics
Loop
Thiazide
Potassium-sparing
ACE inhibitors
ARB
Beta-blockers
Calcium channel blockers
Alpha blocking agents
Vasodilators
Lifestyle modifications
OBJECTIVES
Describe the four classes of cardiac medications and their effects on the function of the cardiac cycle.
Explain the effects that each class of cardiac medications has on the cardiac cycle.
Identify the classes of medications used to treat acute coronary syndrome.
Discriminate between the treatments for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
Explain the benefits of medications used to treat metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia.
Analyze the benefits and risks of medications used to treat heart failure.
Define the criteria used to initiate antihypertensive medications after lifestyle modifications have been employed.
Recognize dangerous drug-drug interactions of cardiac and non-cardiac medications.
Here’s What You’ll Get in Dr. Paul Langlois – Cardiac Medication Essentials
