PA Catheter Basics
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Objectives
- Review the components and proper placement of the PA catheter
- Understand the physiological measurements of a PA catheter and how to appropriately interpret them
- Discuss how to properly integrate the use of the PA catheter within the surgical critical care population
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PA Catheter
Basics of Cardiac Bypass
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Objectives
- Describe the mechanics of cardiopulmonary bypass
- Identify the physiologic changes that occur during and after bypass
- Recognize how the elements of bypass can affect the postoperative management
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- Cardiopulmonary Bypass Management
- Cardiopulmonary bypass: development of John Gibbon’s heart-lung machine
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Cardiac Bypass
Congestive Heart Failure
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Objectives
- Differentiate among the causes of cardiogenic shock and describe the appropriate treatment for each
- Describe commonly used inotropes and pressers along with their mechanism of action
- Understand the etiology and management of cardio-renal syndrome
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- Congestive Renal Failure: The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Renal Venous Hypertension
- Medical Management of Advanced Heart Failure
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Congestive Heart Failure
Ventricular Assist Devices
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Objectives
- Understand the indications for LVAD placement
- Compare and contrast the most commonly used VAD devices and describe the general mechanics of each
- Identify common problems seen postoperatively and describe how to appropriately manage them
Articles
- Clinical management of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices in advanced heart failure
- Continuous-flow left ventricular assist device support in patients with advanced heart failure: points of interest for the daily management
- Review article: Ventricular assist devices in the emergency department
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VADs
ICU Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps
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Objectives
- Describe indications for placing an IABP.
- List contraindications to an IABP.
- Discuss waveforms associated with an IABP.
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Balloon Pumps
Infective Endocarditis
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Objectives
- Discuss pathophysiology of infective endocarditis.
- List microbiological factors.
- Explain diagnostic criteria and approach to infective endocarditis.
- List clinical manifestations of infective endocarditis.
- List treatement modalities of infective endocarditis per the American Heart Association Guidelines.
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- Infective endocarditis
- Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association
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Endocarditis
Mitral Valve Disease
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Objectives
- Cite the primary causes of mitral valve stenosis/regurgitation
- Identify the underlying pathophysiology associated with these valvular dysfunction
- Recognize common clinical manifestations of mitral valve disease
- Describe surgical treatment for mitral stenosis/regurgitation
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Mitral Valve
Maze
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Objectives
- List non-surgical treatment options for Atrial Fibrillation.
- Describe the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation.
- Explain what a MAZE operation is.
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- 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
- Surgical Maze procedure as a treatment for atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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Maze
Acute Coronary Syndrome
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Objectives
- Recite the Definition of ACS.
- Recite the Pathophysiology of ACS.
- Recite the Epidemiology of ACS.
- Identify the Risk Factors of ACS.
- Evaluation of ACS.
- List the Treatment goals of ACS.
- List the Pharmacotherapy of ACS.
- Identify the Revascularization strategies for ACS.
- Recite the Inpatient STEMI Protocol.
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ACS Quiz
Left-Sided Valvular Disorders
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Objectives
- Discuss the anatomy and physiology of normal cardiac function.
- Review different causes and etiologies of valvular disorders of the left sided heart valves.
- Articulate different treatment goals and modalities for valvular dysfunction in the icu setting.
- Discuss the evidence based on the management of left sided heart valve dysfunction in the intensive care setting.
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Pacemakers and ICD’s
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Objectives
- Compare and contrast implanted pacers and ICDs and the indications for each.
- Describe pacing nomenclature and various modes of pacing
- Recognize common pacer complications and appropriate management of those complications
- Describe how to appropriately set-up and test a temporary pacer
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Mastering Temporary Invasive Cardiac Pacing
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Cardiac Pacing
Pulmonary Hypertension
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Objectives
- Understand the definition of pulmonary hypertension and how the different classification of types differentiate from each other
- Describe physiological impacts of pulmonary arterial hypertension and factors that can precipitate clinical decompesation
- Understand therapies available when managing a critically ill patient with existing pulmonary arterial hypertension verses other types of pulmonary hypertension
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Pulmonary Hypertension
Right Heart Dysfunction
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Objectives
- Describe common causes along with signs and symptoms of right heart failure
- Review treatment strategies for right heart failure and how they differ from those of left heart failure
- Define pulmonary hypertension and discuss commonly utilized treatment strategies
- Describe the effect of pulmonary hypertension on right ventricular function
Articles
- Medical and Surgical Treatment of Acute Right Ventricular Failure
- Pulmonary vascular and right ventricular dysfunction in adult critical care: Current and emerging options for management: A systematic literature review
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Right Heart Dysfunction
Temporary Pacing in the ICU
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Objectives
- Provide an overview of the wires and the pacing box
- Describe the various pacing modes available for temporary pacing.
- List the risks of temporary cardiac pacing.
- Describe how you can use temporary pacing to augment cardiac output, prevent post-operative atrial fibrillation, provide rapid atrial pacing, and perform cardiac resynchronizatin therapy.
- Recite the procedure for performing atrial electrograms.
- List the procedure for transcutaneous pacing, transvenous pacing, pace-port swan pacing, and esophageal pacing
- Describe steps for troubleshooting problems with temporary pacemakers.
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Temp Pacing
EvaHeart Lectures
Clinical Management Master Training
A. Fib
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HOCM & Septal Myectomy
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Thoracic Aortic Repairs
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