Cardiology CME Review Course

Full Course - 20 Credits/$490.00 • Short Course - 10 Credits/$395.00

Clinical Cardiology Barry H. Greenberg and Harold L. Dauerman Describe the role of neurohormonal agents in the development of HF; Review the data showing the role of neurohormonal blockade in the treatment of different stages of HF; Discuss the role of cardiac resynchronization and the treatment of a patient with STEMI; and Provide initial treatment for a patients with STEMI;

Updates on COPD and Hypertension Raymond R. Walker and Ira Keith Ellis Distinguish chronic bronchitic patients form emphysematous patients; Diagnose and classify severity of COPD, based on clinical findings; Select appropriate therapy for patients with COPD; Review guidelines and recommendations for treatment of hypertension; and Counsel patients about pharmacologic therapy and lifestyle modification for treatment of hypertension.

Advances in CardiologyCarmelo J. Panettaand Gregory J. Dehmer Prevent thrombosis in patients with CAD; Evaluate patients with coronary disease using appropriate diagnostic tools; Compare aortic and mitral stenotic disease to regurgitant disease; Identify classic signs of aortic stenosis; and Choose appropriate treatment for mitral stenosis.

Recent Recommendations for Patients with Heart Disease Barry H. Greenberg and Daniel M. Blanchard Employ new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association in managing patients with heart failure; Select therapy for each stage of hear failure based on evidence of benefit from clinical trials; Identify potential candidates for implantable devices to relieve symptoms of heart failure; Explain the role of the continuum of screening tests for CAD, including simple tests, stress tests, and direct vascular imaging; and Choose screening tests for CAD in asymptomatic patients based on their level of risk for CAD.

Suspected Heart Failure: Evaluating the Patient Sandra D. Dunbar, Barry H. Greenberg, and John R. Teerlink Describe the clinical features of early HF; Evaluate and treat early HF; Discuss the presentation of decompensated HF; Describe the risks and treatment of decompensated HF; and Review the rationale for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and implantable cardiovascular defibrillator (ICD) use in chronic HF.

Hypertension Brad Frazee and Wyong (Nick) Kim Identify acute hypertension in the emergency department (ED); Discuss recent development in hypertension therapies; List standard work-up tests and discuss stratification for hypertension in the ED; Name the 6 main categories of PH; Discuss new approaches to treating PH.

Cardiac Update Amal Mattu Describe the limitations of morphine and furosemide in the management of CPE; Identify medications available for rapid preload reduction and afterload reduction; Explore and compare the advantages and disadvantages of the agents currently available got inotropic support; Discuss the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; and Explain the difficulties and unreliability of pre-hospital diagnosis of PE, as well as the best and safest approach to pre-hospital treatment.

The Heart David Slattery and Amal Mattu Evaluate a patient with chest pain in the emergency department (ED); Discuss the limitation and value of the evaluation and treatment of chest pain in the ED; Describe how to improve the management of patients with chest pain in the Ed; Describe the features of Brugada syndrome; and Evaluate a patient for hypertropic cardiomyopathy and prolonged QT interval.

The Troubled Heart Jan N. Basile and Nanette K. Wenger Describe similarities between the presentations of HF with normal and reduced ejection fraction; Choose evidence-based angiotensin=converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin-receptor blockers, and B-blockers for treatment of HF; List differences between men and women in presentation of coronary heart disease (CHD); Discuss trends in quality of care and outcomes of women with CHD; Evaluate use of invasive strategies in high-risk women with acute coronary syndromes.

High Blood Pressure Richard J. Solomon and Lauren M. Simon Define and identify resistant and white-coat HTN; Discuss secondary HTN and its associated conditions; Prescribe appropriate treatment for resistant HTN; More accurately measure blood pressure in children and adolescents; and Recognize HTN early in adolescents and treat appropriately.

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