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Pharmacological Management of Life Threatening Conditions
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New medications are being developed at an ever-increasing rate and it can seem overwhelming to keep up with the latest recommendations, guidelines and warnings. In this session, Dr. Langlois will discuss pharmacological management of conditions commonly seen in the critical care setting including:
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Myocardial Infarction
- Stroke
- Organ Transplant
Objectives
- Assess the most prevalent medications that are prescribed for patients with congestive heart failure.
- Compare anticoagulants that are most beneficial to the patient with myocardial infarction.
Outline
- Heart Failure
- Stages
- Initial Clinical Assessment
- Management and Medications
- LVAD
- ICD
- CONTRAINDICATIONS
- Myocardial Infarction
- ST-Segment MI
- Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy
- Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Epidemiology
- Management
- Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Diagnosis
- Parmacologic Treatment
- Transplant Medications
- T-Lymphocytes
- B-Lymphocytes
- Immunouppression
- Medications
Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS
Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS, is a critical care clinical specialist in the surgical, medical, neurologic, burn, CCU, and trauma ICUs of Cook County Hospital, Chicago. Drawing on over 40 years of experience assessing and managing patients with life-threatening diseases, Dr. Langlois provides advanced-level training to nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, and physicians.
Dr. Langlois is committed to providing the highest quality of care to patients through advanced education. His presentations are evidence-based, timely, and provide participants with numerous case studies to facilitate critical thinking. As a bedside clinical nurse specialist, he has developed several institution-wide protocols for the multidisciplinary assessment and management of infectious disease and multi-system organ failure patients.
His presentations are enthusiastically delivered and offer highly practical tips that help make the most challenging concepts easy to understand. Linking knowledge to clinical practice is the goal of every educational program.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Paul Langlois has employment relationships with Cook County Hospital and Emergency Care Consultants. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Paul Langlois is a member of the American Nurses Association and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
