Seminar Detail
Chest Pain & Dyspnea: Is it Cardiac or Pulmonary?
- Where:
- BROOKFIELD, WI
- When:
- Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
This event is not currently available for purchase.
For more information: Call (800) 844-8260
Course Description:
When a patient presents with chest pain and/or difficulty breathing, it is frightening for the patient and, as a clinician, you want to get to the source of the matter quickly. Attend this up-to-date and practical seminar and learn how to appropriately assess your patient’s symptoms and arrive at an accurate intervention.
Cathy Lockett will teach you how to use specific diagnostic tests designed to evaluate the origin of chest pain and dyspnea, as well as current evidence-based management guidelines to implement appropriate treatment. She will teach you how to assess your patient’s initial presentation, order diagnostic testing, perform differential diagnosis, and select the right treatment.
When a patient presents with chest pain and/or difficulty breathing, it is frightening for the patient and, as a clinician, you want to get to the source of the matter quickly. Attend this up-to-date and practical seminar and learn how to appropriately assess your patient’s symptoms and arrive at an accurate intervention.
Cathy Lockett will teach you how to use specific diagnostic tests designed to evaluate the origin of chest pain and dyspnea, as well as current evidence-based management guidelines to implement appropriate treatment. She will teach you how to assess your patient’s initial presentation, order diagnostic testing, perform differential diagnosis, and select the right treatment.
Please refer to the course brochure for continuing education information.
Learner Objectives:
- Describe the basic pathophysiology of dyspnea and state the psychological impact on the patient.
- Differentiate cardiac from pulmonary dyspnea.
- Understand pathophysiology and treatments of COPD, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension and pneumonia.
- Accurately diagnosis and treat acute tension pneumothorax.
- Describe the mechanism of Acute Coronary Syndrome and evaluate EKG for ischemia vs. infarction.
- Recognize cor pulmonale and pulmonary embolus on EKG and list treatment modalities.
- Differentiate hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) from aortic stenosis.
- Identify the mechanisms of heart failure and state treatments.
CATHY LOCKETT, RN, MHA, BSN, CCRN-K
Cathy Lockett, RN, MHA, BSN, CCRN-K., has been practicing critical care nursing for over 35 years. Her critical care background includes working in medical, surgical, neuro, cardiac, cardiovascular care, and critical care transport with most of her clinical experience in the areas of medical cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. She has provided cardiovascular care in the role of staff nurse, preceptor, educator, supervisor and manager.
Utilizing her vast knowledge and experience, Cathy has presented on numerous topics related to cardiac and pulmonary care, including advanced and basic EKG interpretation, the heart in detail, hemodynamic monitoring, basic and advanced arrhythmia, pulmonary diseases and IABP therapy. Additionally, Cathy is a Training Center Faculty member for the American Heart Association in the disciplines of Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Cathy is also a former co-owner of an educational healthcare company.
Cathy’s teaching style is dynamic and high-energy while remaining informal and easy to understand. Attending this seminar will enhance your learning experience, improve your long-term retention of key concepts and provide more effective patient care. Cathy’s teaching style indeed personifies that learning can be fun and informative.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: M. Cathy Lockett is an independent contractor and receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: M. Cathy Lockett has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live event only. After attendance has been verified, pre-registered attendees will receive an email from PESI Customer Service with the subject line, “Evaluation and Certificate” within one week. This email will contain a link to complete the seminar evaluation and allow attendees to print, email or download a certificate of completion if in full attendance. For those in partial attendance (arrived late or left early), a letter of attendance is available through that link and an adjusted certificate of completion reflecting partial credit will be issued within 30 days (if your board allows). Please see “live seminar schedule” for full attendance start and end times. NOTE: Boards do not allow credit for breaks or lunch.
If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, or questions on home study credit availability, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.
The planning committee and staff who controlled the content of this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. For speaker disclosures, please see speaker bios.
PESI, Inc. offers continuing education programs and products under the brand names PESI, PESI Healthcare, PESI Kids, PESI Rehab and Psychotherapy Networker.
If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, or questions on home study credit availability, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.
The planning committee and staff who controlled the content of this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. For speaker disclosures, please see speaker bios.
PESI, Inc. offers continuing education programs and products under the brand names PESI, PESI Healthcare, PESI Kids, PESI Rehab and Psychotherapy Networker.
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ADA Needs
We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at (800) 844-8260.
Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to PESI Rehab, P.O. Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call (800) 844-8260.
ADA Needs
We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at (800) 844-8260.
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