Description
You are assessing the patient who just returned from endoscopy following a foreign body removal. The patient is complaining of his throat itching. On assessment, his vital signs are normal, but he appears anxious. Is this normal following the procedure?
Robin Gilbert – Cardiac and Respiratory Complexities: Quickly Differentiate to Take Rapid Action
Do you put him on a cardiac monitor? Should you call a rapid response?
We have all been faced with the clinical dilemma when our patient has rapidly progressing dyspnea, tachypnea, fever, cough, and chest pain. What is happening? Distinguishing between heart failure, pneumonia, and ARDS can be difficult. Did you know that COPD could mask a pulmonary embolism? When your patient is wheezing, do you make the assumption it is asthma? Or could the presentation be caused by heart failure or an allergic reaction?
This recording will provide you with the confidence to recognize early and identify appropriate interventions to prevent further deterioration. We will discuss when non-invasive ventilation devices should – and should not – be used. If you are still struggling with blood gases, don’t let blood gases intimidate you! Learn quick and easy ways to interpret ABG results. You will learn from actual patient stories to illustrate the complexities and co-morbidities of cardiac and respiratory diagnoses!
Handouts
Manual – Cardiac and Respiratory Complexities (6.22 MB) 78 Pages Available after Purchase
Outline
Hemodynamics
Do you need a Swan-Ganz?
Preload/Afterload
Contractility
Cardiac output
Cardiac index
Mean arterial pressure
Respiratory Diagnoses
Will the real cause of SOB please stand up: Complicating the respiratory diagnosis
Clinical presentation, signs/symptoms, interventions, management of:
Pneumonia
Asthma
COPD
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Pulmonary embolism (Air, Fat, Amniotic)
Anaphylaxis
Acute Respiratory Failure
Pleural effusions
Pneumothorax
Foreign body aspiration
Respiratory Interventions and Medications
Pharmacology
ABGs: Simplifying the numbers
Chest Tubes: Indications, set-up, troubleshooting
Capnography: Interpreting what it tells us
Ventilation and NPPV basics: Modes of ventilation and appropriate uses
Cardiac Diagnoses
Bradycardic & tachycardic rhythms: Essentials that you need to know
Is This Patient Having an MI?
Pericarditis
Myocarditis
Endocarditis
Etiology, Clinical Presentation, ECG changes, Treatment
Aortic Stenosis
Heart Failure
Current best practice recommendations
Long-term prognosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Unstable Angina
STEMI
Non-STEMI
Differentiating the Three
Cardiac Interventions and Medications
Pharmacology
Vasopressors vs. Inotropes
Ace Inhibitors, Beta blockers
Anticoagulants
Stabilization & Treatment procedures
Stents, CABG, LVADS
What’s Trending?
Current trending technology
Case Presentations & Identify Probable Diagnosis
