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Cardiac and Respiratory Complexities from Robin Gilbert

Cardiac and Respiratory Complexities Quickly Differentiate to Take Rapid Action from Robin Gilbert

Faculty:Robin Gilbert

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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

Description:

The BEST strategies to de-mystify the ECG findings
Making sense of cardiac medications
Hemodynamics: Improve your confidence interpreting results
Early signs of clinical deterioration: How did the clues get missed?
Critical steps to manage fluid and electrolyte levels
ABGs made easy
Pacing devices & other interventions: What’s trending
CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilators

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? 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?

Attending this conference 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!

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