What You’ll Discover in Cheryl Herrmann 12-Lead EKG & Chest X-Ray Interpretation Enhancing Assessment Skills for Improved Outcomes
- Faculty:
- Cheryl Herrmann
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 3 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- January 14, 2021
Description
The EKG Chest X-Ray are the most common procedures for Even the most experienced nurses have difficulty understanding how to diagnose a variety of respiratory and cardiac conditions. You can finally recognize abnormalities and borderline findings by watching this live webcast. This information is for you.-Expert in packed programs Cheryl Hermann will make it easy for you-To-Learn how to spot pulmonary and coronary problems that you might not have noticed before. This is your chance to learn more:
- Analyze QRS axis to determine diagnosis
- Contrast left anterior hemiblocks with posterior hemiblocks
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of acute coronary syndromes
- Interpret chest x-Rays for differential diagnosis
- You can perform more effective and efficient patient assessments
- Respond to patient emergencies that arise from each of these changes.
Handouts
| Manual – 12-Lead EKG & Chest X-Ray Interpretation (73.4 MB) | 196 pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Additional Handouts (2.1 Mb) | 14 pages | Available after Purchase |
Outline
Part I: 12 ABCs-Lead EKG Interpretation
The 12-Lead EKG
- Cardiac electric conduction system
- Electro-voltage
- Normal Polarity & P-QRS-T configuration for each lead
Ace the Axis
- Left & right axis deviation
- Causes & Criteria
- Methods to determine axis deviation
- Clinical applications
Beat the Bundles
- Branch blocks for right and left bundle branches
- Causes and complications
- Left anterior hemiblocks and left posterior
The Coronary Anatomy and its Correlation
- The coronary vessels
- Left ventricular wall
- Relationship to the 12-Lead
Acute Coronary Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis
- Ischemia, injury and infarction patterns
- Reciprocal Changes
- STEMI vs.
- Coronary spasm
- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
It all comes together
- The 30-Second diagnosis
- Coronary angiographic correlation
- Analyses, presentations and clinical applications
Advanced Interpretation
- Atrial and ventricular hypertrophy
- WPW – Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- Extended QT intervals
Part II Chest X-Ray Interpretation It’s as easy as black and white
The Chest X-Ray
- Technique
- Principles in black and white
- Projections
Systematic Approach
- Intercostal spaces and bone structures
- Soft tissues & vasculature
- Pleural surfaces
- Great vessels and the heart
- Lines that are too intrusive
As easy as Black
- How to identify subcutaneous emphysema & pneumothorax
- Treatment priorities
As Simple as White
- Identifying:
- Pleural Effusion
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pneumonia
- ARDS
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Clinical applications & Interventions
Beyond the Basics
- Identification and Initial Treatment
- Aortic aneurysm
- Post-Pneumonectomy and op changes
- Esophagogastrectomy
- Dextrocardia
Faculty
Cheryl HerrmannRN/MS, APRN/CCRN, CCNS-CSC-CMC Similar seminars and products 6
CHERYL HERRMANN RN, MS. APRN. CCRN. CCNS.-CSC/CMC, has 31 years of nursing experience—15 years as a bedside nurse in SICU, Neuro ICU, and CVICU, and 16 years as a cardiac clinical nurse specialist. As a cardiac nurse specialist, she provides care. for patients in cardiac prep and recovery, cardiac catheterization, surgery, ICU, telemetry/progressive units, and at discharge. Ms. Herrmann Prehospital RN for The local ambulance service. She is passionate about her job. for Cardiac nursing is a strong advocate for Heart health, especially in raising awareness about heart disease in women.
Ms. Herrmann Reviewers for A critical care textbook and several nursing journals are also available. Clinics for Critical CareRecently, she published her article “A Woman’s Heart is Different.” She is a very popular presenter for Local nursing colleges, church and volunteer groups, EMS groups, and national conferences like the American Association of Critical Care Nurses NTI are all options. She has donated vital medical supplies, training, and services to the poor and marginalized in Mexico, Ethiopia and Haiti over 23 years of volunteering. She has led 40 medical teams.-Participated in a program called Critical Care Nursing Ambassador to China with dental teams from Mexico.
2005 was the year Ms. Herrmann He was awarded the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Circle of Excellence—Excellent Clinical Nurse Specialist Award and the Twenty-Five women in leadership in central Illinois were awarded the Women in Leadership Award. She was awarded the University of Illinois Alumni Award 2009. Her nursing career was profiled in Advance for Nurses. Ms. Herrmann She believes that learning should be exciting and motivating. She has designed many educational puzzles, games and other puzzles. for Three articles on nurses were published in AACN News. She provides information in a way that is accessible to all health professionals. for The cardiac patient can take valuable knowledge home, no matter their position in the continuum. More information on Ms. HerrmannPlease visit www.cherylherrmann.com.
Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Cheryl D. Herrmann UnityPoint Health Cardiology has an employment relationship. PESI Inc. provides a speaking honorarium.
Non-financial: Cheryl D. Herrmann She is a member of both the Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nurses (ISAPN) and National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS).
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