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The Heart in Detail from Cathy Lockett

Faculty:Cathy Lockett

Duration:Full Day | Format:Audio and Video

Archive : The Heart in Detail from Cathy Lockett

Description:

The NEED TO KNOW Arrhythmias
Cardiac Conditions: What is Actually Happening?
The ABCs of Cardiac Medications
Heart Failure: Which Organs are Really Affected?

Did you ever wonder why your patent with a myocardial infarction will have dyspnea?

Or have a hard time explaining how beta-blockers work?

Or become confused about ejection fractions, let alone hemodynamics?

If you have a hard time explaining to your patients about which blood vessel perfuses what part of the heart, or why they have an arrhythmia, or how their heart failure is causing their kidney problems, then you need to join Cathy Lockett, RN, MHA, BSN, CCRN EMERITUS, a mentor who can really make the information easy and understandable.

Designed with the bedside clinician in mind, this seminar is appropriate for all healthcare professionals wanting to improve their assessment skills, build a firm foundation of cardiac anatomy and physiology and apply these skills in daily patient care. Understanding these essential concepts will help you find patient complications faster and respond to them more appropriately. Cathy’s teaching style allows for an informal interactive discussion. You will leave with a systematic approach to interpreting ECGs, an understanding of common cardiac pathologies, and a renewed commitment to achieving excellence in patient care.

OUTLINE

Understanding Electrical & Mechanical Functions

Conduction System
Waveforms
The NEED TO KNOW Arrhythmias
Hemodynamic Function
- Cardiac Output
- Preload
- Afterload
- Contractility
- Heart Rate
Normal Heart Sounds
- S1, S2
Abnormal Heart Sounds
- Murmurs: Differentiating Systolic from Diastolic
- S3/S4 Gallops
Compensatory Mechanisms
- Maintaining Cardiac Output & Blood Pressure

Coronary Artery Perfusion

In Relation to: Cardiac Musculature & Conduction System
Lead Placement
5-Lead Monitoring
12-Lead, 15-Lead and Right-sided ECG

Caring for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Differentiating Between Ischemia, Injury & Infarct
A Systematic Approach for Detection on the ECG
Pharmacological Therapies
AHA Guidelines: When to Use & Why
- Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy
- Beta Blockers
- ACE Inhibitors
- Anticoagulation
- Statins
- Mechanism of Action

Heart Failure: Which Organs are Really Affected?

Neurohormonal Activation
- Sympathetic Nervous System
- Renin-Angiotensin System
- Aldosterone System
Perfusion & Congestion Assessment
Differentiating Chronic from Acute HF
The Importance of Unloading the Heart
Non-Invasive Diagnostic Evaluation
Evidence-Based Treatment
What are the BUN & Creatinine Saying?

Valvular Heart Disease: Why the Left Side

Contrasting Stenotic Valvular Dysfunction from Insufficiency
Physical Assessment Clues
Signs & Symptoms
Associated Murmurs

Other Cardiac Disease Pathologies

Pericarditis
- A Good Imposter of Myocardial Infarction
Cardiomyopathies
- Contrasting Dilated from Hypertrophic

Advanced Skills in Assessment & Decision-Making

Creating a Hemodynamic Profile without a PAC
Assessing Volume Status
Jugular Vein Distention
Importance of Pulse Pressure
The Value of Heart Sounds

OBJECTIVES

Describe the basic electrophysiology of the heart: Electrical versus mechanical function.
Utilize the “Thumbs Technique” to determine the ventricular axis of the heart.
Review the more common cardiac arrhythmias and discuss the causes.
Define hemodynamic principles in the body.
Relate coronary artery perfusion to cardiac musculature and the conduction system.
Interpret ischemia, injury, and infarction patterns on a 12-lead ECG, 15-lead, and right-sided ECG.
Integrate new evidenced-based guidelines to treat Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Explain the process of valvular dysfunction and state treatments for aortic and mitral valve disease.
Describe heart failure and relate physical assessment findings to hemodynamic parameters in a patient with decompensated heart failure.
State the evidenced-based treatments to include medications and invasive procedures for chronic and acute heart failure.
Differentiate dilated from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Discuss pericarditis to include causes, ECG changes and treatment modalities.