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Care of the Neuro Patient
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When a change in the neurological status of your patient develops, it is critical that your examination is thorough, your assessment is accurate and you are able to execute the crucial initial steps to ensure the most desirable outcome. In this session, Dr. Langlois discusses best practice management strategies for the following:
- Stroke
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
- Discriminate between treatments for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
- Distinguish the best pharmacologic methods to achieve blood pressure control for patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
- Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension
- Pathophysiology and Treatment
- Definitions
- Meninges
- Treatment of Elevated ICP
- Algorithm for Increased ICP
- Medical Therapy for Increased ICP
- Surgical Therapy for Increased ICP
- Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Epidemiology
- Emergency Medical System Management
- Approaches to Arterial Hypertension
- Fibrinolytic Agents
- Anticoagulation
- Treatments
- Monitoring Intracranial Pressure
- Case Study
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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.
