At the completion of this eLearning, participants should be able to:
Section: Test Plan, Anatomy & Valvular Disease
- Discuss normal blood flow through the myocardium
- Describe the valves of the heart, when they are open & closed
- Discuss coronary perfusion and walls each coronary vessel supplies
- Describe the difference between valvular regurgitation (insufficiency) and stenosis
- Discuss treatment modalities for aortic & mitral valve dysfunction
Section: Heart Failure & Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
- Discuss the difference between systolic & diastolic heart failure
- Describe symptoms of congestive heart failure
- Analyze the difference between left & right sided heart failure
- Discuss the classes of medications used to treat heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
- Discuss the anatomy of the 12 Lead ECG
- Describe ECG leads that visualize difference walls of the myocardium
- Discuss the differences between inferior, right ventricular, anterior, lateral & posterior wall Mis
- Discuss medication therapies for acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
- Discuss complications of myocardial infarction including cardiogenic shock, pulmonary edema, papillary muscle rupture & ventricular septal rupture
Section: Hemodynamics
- Discuss normal hemodynamic values
- Describe preload, afterload & contractility and the effects when decreased or elevated
- Discuss the use of the pulmonary artery catheter & interventions to treat abnormal values
- Discuss the hemodynamic findings of different shock states (Cardiogenic, hypovolemic, septic)
- Describe vasoactive infusions including vasopressor, positive & negative inotropes and vasodilators and the effects on hemodynamics
Section: Rhythm Issues & Tamponade
- Discuss treatment modalities for symptomatic bradycardia
- Describe emergent pacing options including transcutaneous & transvenous pacing
- Discuss emergent, temporary pacing codes
- Describe optional pacing modes for various rhythms (afib, junctional)
- Discuss the procedure to assess pacing thresholds
- Describe medications used to treat rapid rhythms (afib vs. SVT)
- Discuss the MAZE procedure to treat Afib
- Discuss signs of cardiac tamponade & how to treat it
Section: Hypertensive Crisis & Cardiac Arrest
- Discuss various classes of medications used to treat hypertension
- Described IV antihypertensive medications used in hypertensive emergencies
- Discuss treatment modalities for cardiac arrest
- Describe post cardiac arrest temperature management & side effects of therapy
