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Same Admission Cardiac Catheterization and Cardiac Surgery: Is There an Increased Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury?
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* understand that patients who undergo cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery during the same hospitalization are at higher risk for acute kidney injury
* recognize that postoperative acute kidney injury places patients at increased long-term mortality risk
* become aware t... |
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Recalibration of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index in Lung Resection Candidates
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* understand that the Revised Cardiac Risk Index is a tool that can be utilized for risk stratification by selecting patients in need of further testing from those that can proceed with pulmonary evaluation without further tests
* become aware of the rationale involved in recalibrat... |
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The Impact of Blood Conservation on Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery: Is It Safe and Effective?
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* recognize that there is considerable variability in perioperative red cell transfusion in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
* become aware that red cell transfusion in cardiac surgery has been associated with increased risk for complications postoperatively
* realize th... |
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Medical Spanish for the Healthcare Professional
Provided by: Medical Studies Abroad
The Spanish speaking population has grown tremendously over the past few decades and healthcare providers in many areas of the country are challenged to communicate with this expanding patient population.The goal of this conference is to teach basic, intermediate and advanced Medical Spanish language skills in the classroom and to implement the usa... |
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Echocardiographic Identification of Iatrogenic Injury of the Circumflex Artery During Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* review the prevalence of circumflex coronary artery injury during mitral valve repair/replacement procedures
* understand the role of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in identifying the rare complication of circumflex coronary injury related to repair of the mitral ... |
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Analgesics in Dentistry
Provided by: NetCE
There are a myriad of analgesic products sold over-the-counter in drug stores and supermarkets as nonprescription pain relievers. People experiencing dental pain are likely to self-medicate with these nonprescription pain relievers before seeing the dentist. In order for a drug product to achieve nonprescription status, the U.S. Food and Drug Admin... |
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Beyond Informed Consent (US)
Provided by: Medical Interactive Community
Patients have more choices than ever before about new procedures and treatments. The proliferation of medical news in the popular media fuels unrealistic expectations for a perfect outcome, making a truly Informed Consent more important than ever. However, Informed Consent continues to be a source of medical error and medical malpractice claims. ... |
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A Computerized Injection System for Local Pain Control
Provided by: American Dental Association
This course describes a new computerized local anesthetic injection system for pain control. The core technology of this system is the microprocessor-controlled delivery of anesthetic solution at a constant pressure and controlled volume, regardless of encountered variations in tissue resistance. This fine-tuned, high suffusion flow rate of anesthe... |
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Duration of Acute Kidney Injury Impacts Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Surgery
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* understand morbidity implications of postoperative acute kidney injury in the cardiac surgical setting
* become aware of current prevalence estimates for acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
* recognize that both an episode of and duration of acute kidney injury have mort... |
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Development of a Hybrid Decision Support Model for Optimal Ventricular Assist Device Weaning
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* recognize that criteria for identifying candidates for eventual weaning and removal of ventricular assist device support are currently not well defined
* understand the predictive role of expert opinion and statistical methods in determining successful weaning from ventricular ass... |
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Virtual Exhibits / Booths
