The Heart in Detail: Everything You Need to Know About Functions, Conditions, Rhythms and EKGs – Cathy Lockett & Cyndi Zarbano

• Do you wonder why your patient with a myocardial infarction will have dyspnea?
• Do you have a hard time explaining how beta-blockers work?
• Are you confused by ejection fractions, and even more so by hemodynamics?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is the course for you.

To avoid life-threatening complications, you need to identify cardiac issues in their early stages and respond appropriately in each case. Even seasoned nurses are confused by the complexity of the cardiac system, and feel insecure in their assessment and analysis of rhythms and EKGs.

Take the fear and intimidation out of cardiac assessment and interpretation!

With this comprehensive, online video course, presenter Cathy Lockett will take you to the expert level. By building your knowledge step by step, you’ll finally have the specialized clinical skills and strategies to respond confidently for your patients’ well-being.

• Imagine the confidence you will have in your knowledge and ability to quickly assess complex cardiac patients.
• Gain the respect from your colleagues and patients when you respond rapidly and effectively in crisis situations.
• Achieve satisfaction when your advanced clinical skills save your patients’ lives.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this comprehensive online course:

1.The Heart in Detail

• Understanding Electrical & Mechanical Functions
• Coronary Artery Perfusion
• Caring for Patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Heart Failure: Which Organs are Really Affected
• Valvular Heart Disease: Why the Left Side
• Additional Cardiac Disease Pathologies
• The ABCs of Cardiac Medications
• Advanced Skills in Assessment & Decision-Making

2.The Basics of Rhythm Interpretation

• The Best Leads for Waveform & Arrhythmia Detection
• Differentiating Stable from Unstable Rhythms
• Bradycardic Rhythms: Observe & Monitor OR Treat?
• Determining the Cause of Tachycardic Rhythms
• Supraventricular Arrhythmias: AV Node Re-entry or Enhanced Automaticity
• Ventricular Dysrhythmias: Perfusing or Not Perfusing?
• Practice Scenarios & Rhythm Strips

3. Practical Application of 12—Lead EKG Interpretation

• Easy, 9-Step Approach to Evaluation
• Calculating Axis
• Identifying the Cause of Intraventricular Conduction Delay
• Myocardial Infarction & Ischemia Identification
• STEMI Imposters
• Wide Complex Tachycardias: Tricks for Easy Identification
• WPW Syndrome on the EKG