HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES, CARDIAC INJURIES, AND OTHER CONDITIONS

Course overview

A WIDE VARIETY OF ILLNESSES ARE RELATED TO THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. FROM HYPERTENSION AND BLOCKAGES TO BLOOD CLOTS AND TRAUMATIC AORTIC INJURY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS AFFLICTING ED PATIENTS. THIS COURSE COVERS COMMON CARDIAC PROBLEMS, INCLUDING AORTIC DISSECTION, PERICARDITIS, ENDOCARDITIS, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE, AND CARDIAC TAMPONADE. IT ALSO DISCUSSES THE DESIRED OUTCOMES AND AGE-SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS. (87 MINUTES)