CARE OF THE GERIATRIC PATIENT WITH CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS

Course overview

AS PEOPLE AGE, CERTAIN CHANGES TAKE PLACE IN THEIR CARDIOVASCULAR (CV) SYSTEMS. ALTHOUGH THESE CHANGES ARE RELATED TO THE NORMAL AGING PROCESS, THEY CAN MAKE THE PATIENT MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISEASE AND COMPLICATIONS. IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE CV SYSTEM AS PEOPLE AGE. YOU WILL ALSO LEARN ABOUT CV PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT GERIATRIC PATIENTS, INCLUDING HYPERTENSION AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD). (60 MINUTES)