Cardiology Minutes Vol. 2
Patients with pathology involving the cardiovascular system arrive in emergency settings with a wide variety of potential diagnoses. Conditions of the heart benefit considerably from early detection, and knowing the difference between a life threatening emergency and a less severe illness has a significant impact on patient outcomes. This course will review the symptoms, diagnostic techniques, differential diagnoses, and proper interventions for a variety of cardiovascular conditions, including ACS, heart arrhythmias, and more. The target audience for this course is paramedics, EMTs, emergency medical physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners. These clinicians encounter cardiac-related complaints frequently, and the information in this course will be directly applicable to their current depth of knowledge.
Podcast #460: Hunting for PE in Syncope originally recorded 04/11/19
Podcast #497: Does my patient with CP have ACS? originally recorded 08/15/19
Podcast #520: Approach to the Arresting Patient originally recorded 12/03/19
Podcast #532: SVC Syndrome originally recorded 01/14/20
Podcast #537: Thoughts on Cardiac Arrest originally recorded 02/03/20
Podcast #546: Complete Heart Block originally recorded 03/03/20
Podcast 564: Cardiac Ischemia Management Update originally recorded 05/19/20
Release Date: 10/05/2020
Expiration Date: 10/05/2022
Estimated Time To Complete: 1 hour
CME Credits Offered: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)
Registration Fee: FREE
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)
Specialties – All specialties
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify the relevant differential diagnoses to consider for various cardiac-related problems including near cardiac arrest, symptomatic bradycardia, and others.
- Determine the appropriate diagnostics to use to correctly identify potentially life-threatening cardiovascular conditions such as ACS, SVC Syndrome, and complete heart block.
- Understand how the patient history and presentation of symptoms can be applied to differentiate between a spectrum of cardiovascular problems ranging from mild to severe.
- Examine the appropriate and most effective interventions to use to manage a variety of heart diseases based on situational factors.
| Faculty Member Information | Role in activity | Name of commercial interest/Nature of relationship |
| Jared Scott, MD | Faculty | Nothing to disclose |
| Don Stader, MD | Faculty | Nothing to disclose |
| Peter Bakes, MD | Faculty | Nothing to disclose |
| Nick Tsipis, MD | Faculty | Nothing to disclose |
| Dylan Luyten, MD | Faculty | Nothing to disclose |
| Michael Hunt, MD | Faculty | Nothing to disclose |
| Erik Verzemnieks, MD | Content Reviewer | Nothing to disclose |
| Nathan Novotny | Content Reviewer | Nothing to disclose |
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of HCA Healthcare Continental Division and Emergency Medical Minute. HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for healthcare professionals.
HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this course for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Healthcare professionals should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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