Myocardial Damage in Adults Fast Track

Tags: Myocardial Damage Adults

Description

Myocardial Damage in Adults Fast Track Course

4.0 Contact Hours

This course is a summary of Myocardial Damage in Adults Full Module. This course highlights types of infarcts and associated ECG changes, as well as various treatment modalities for the patient with chest pain. Indications for thrombolytic therapy and a review of exclusion criteria is briefly discussed.

TARGET audience
This course has the goal of facilitating knowledge and confidence in the care of the myocardial infarct patient. Myocardial Damage in Adults can be offered as a great refresher course for nurses currently working in the cardiac arena.

Objectives

* Distinguish the types of myocardial infarctions and the associated symptoms (Inferior, Anterior, and NSTEMI)
* Describe basic 12 Lead ECG changes associated with MI's
* Differentiate angina from unstable angina
* Briefly discuss Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
* Describe various treatment modalities for cardiac chest pain
* Briefly explain thrombolytic therapy, exclusion criteria and bleeding precautions
* Describe typical, atypical MI symptoms and silent MI
* Integrate cardiac assessment techniques and critical thinking ability by the use of presented case scenario

Price

$44.00 for Single User access license.

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