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Cardiac Medication Essentials from Dr. Paul Langlois

Cardiac Medication Essentials 2016 Critical Care Nursing Conference from Dr. Paul Langlois

Faculty:Dr. Paul Langlois

Duration:6 Hours 56 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

Archive : Cardiac Medication Essentials from Dr. Paul Langlois

Description:

Watch Dr. Paul Langlois, APN, PHD, CCRN, CCNS, CNRN, for a thought-provoking and useful day centered on the typical sorts of cardiac diseases that experts like you experience in your practice and the drugs now utilized to treat them. Paul will provide you the most recent information on the best cardiac drugs to choose from, the intended results, any side effects, and drug interactions. Don’t pass up this chance to stay current with the rapidly evolving area of cardiac care and, via the knowledge you receive from this session, lower the risk of potential negative outcomes for your patients!

anti-rhythmic medications
Blood Thickeners Metabolic Syndrome
Dyslipidemia
CHF\sStroke
Hypertension Treatment
Risky Interactions

OUTLINE

More Than Just Blood Pressure and Heart Rate: Cardiac Hemodynamics

Preload Afterload Contractility
Electrocardiograms with normal and abnormal tracings

Antiarrhythmic Drugs: Prevent the Three Most Common Errors

Class I personnel (sodium channel blockers)
Agents in Class II (beta-blockers)
Class III personnel (potassium channel blockers)
Agents in Class IV (calcium channel blockers)
AHA/ACC Guidelines for administering anticoagulants
Nitrates
Aspirin
opioid sulfate
Beta adsorbents
coagulalytic substances
antiplatelet medication
ACE inhibitors are anticoagulants.
Blockers of the angiotensin receptor (ARB)

Avoid these 4 common medication mistakes if you have stroke.

Nicardipine, Nitropaste, and Labetalol for Ischemic Hypertension
Dopamine and crystalloid hypotension
Antithrombotic drugs
antibiotics for epilepsy
Dabigatran
Hemorrhagic
Resolve coagulation issues
Glucose control
blood pressure management
antibiotics for epilepsy

Patients with metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia: drugs that SHOULD NOT be administered concurrently

NCEP ATPIII recommendations
medicines that alter lipids
Statins
Fibrates\sResins
Niacin Blood sugar management
Oral insulin agents

According to the patient’s presentation, congestive heart failure medications should be started and avoided. Digoxin

ACE inhibitors and nesiritide diuretics
Aldosterone antagonists in ARB
Beta-blockers

The Antihypertensive Therapy Guidelines Do Not Specify

Diuretics
Loop
Thiazide
ACE inhibitors that conserve potassium
ARB\sBeta-blockers
Blockers of calcium channels
Alpha-blocking substances
Vasodilators
changes to one’s way of life

OBJECTIVES

Describe the four groups of cardiac drugs and how they affect how the cardiac cycle works.
Give examples of how each class of cardiac drugs affects the cardiac cycle.
List the drug classes used to treat acute coronary syndrome.
Differentiate between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke therapies.
Describe the advantages of the drugs used to treat dyslipidemia and the metabolic syndrome.
Examine the advantages and disadvantages of the drugs used to treat heart failure.
Describe the criteria used to start antihypertensive medicines after using lifestyle changes.
Recognize potentially harmful interactions between cardiac and non-cardiac drugs.

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