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Cardiac Hemodynamics: Beyond Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

• Preload
• Afterload
• Contractility
• Normal and abnormal electrocardiographic tracings

Antiarrhythmic Agents: Avoid the 3 Most Common Mistakes

• Class I agents (sodium channel blockers)
• Class II agents (beta-blockers)
• Class III agents (potassium channel blockers)
• Class IV agents (calcium channel blockers)
• AHA/ACC Anticoagulant Administration Guidelines
• Nitrates
• Aspirin
• Morphine sulfate
• Beta blockers
• Fibrinolytic agents
• Antiplatelet agents
• Anticoagulants
• ACE inhibitors
• Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB)

Stroke Patients: Avoid 4 Common Medication Errors

• Ischemic
• Hypertension: Labetalol, Nitropaste, Nicardipine
• Hypotension: Crystalloid, Dopamine
• Thrombolytic agents
• Antiepileptic medications
• Dabigatran
• Hemorrhagic
• Correct coagulation abnormalities
• Glucose management
• Blood pressure control
• Antiepileptic medications

Metabolic Syndrome and Dyslipidemia Patients: Medications that Should NOT Be Administered Together

• NCEP ATPIII guidelines
• Lipid modifying medications
• Statins
• Fibrates
• Resins
• Niacin
• Blood glucose control
• Insulin
• Oral agents

Congestive Heart Failure: Medications to Start and Avoid Based Upon Patient Presentation Digoxin

• Nesiritide
• Diuretics
• ACE inhibitors
• ARB
• Aldosterone antagonists
• Beta-blockers

WARNING: What the Antihypertensive Therapy Guidelines Do Not Specify

• Diuretics
• Loop
• Thiazide
• Potassium-sparing
• ACE inhibitors
• ARB
• Beta-blockers
• Calcium channel blockers
• Alpha blocking agents
• Vasodilators
• Lifestyle modifications

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Dr. Paul Langlois, APN, Ph.D., CCRN, CCNS, CNRN Related seminars and products: 21

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Dr. Paul Langlois, APN, Ph.D., CCRN, CCNS, CNRN, is a critical care clinical specialist in the Surgical, Medical, Neurologic, Burn, CCU and Trauma ICUs of Cook County Hospital, Chicago. Drawing on over 30 years of experience assessing and managing patients with life-threatening diseases, Dr. Langlois provides advanced-level training to nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and physicians. Dr. Langlois received his Doctor of Nursing degree from Rush University in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Langlois is committed to providing the highest quality of care to patients through advanced education. His presentations are evidence-based, timely and provide participants with case studies to facilitate critical thinking. As a bedside clinical nurse specialist, he has developed several institution-wide protocols for the multidisciplinary assessment and management of the cardiac, neurologic, septic, and multi-system organ failure patient.

His presentations are enthusiastically delivered and offer practical tips that help make the most challenging concepts easy to understand. Linking knowledge to clinical practice is the goal of every educational program.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Paul Langlois has an employment relationship with Cook County Hospital. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Non-financial: Paul Langlois has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.

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