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Management of Dyslipidemias: NCEP ATP III 2011 Updates and Looking Beyond LDL
Provided by: CRM Healthcare
Management of cardiovascular disease is a rapidly changing area of clinical practice, with emerging research and practice altering widely accepted tenets. While the importance of treating dyslipidemias based on cardiovascular risk factors is highlighted by the NCEP ATP III clinical practice guidelines, recent clinical trials reveal the focus on dy... |
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Contemporary Patterns of Management of Tetralogy of Fallot: Data From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Learning Objectives
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* learn the present day strategies for repair of tetralogy of Fallot as determined by this database review
* recognize that this study was devised to determine if the newer applications of pulmonary valve preservation operations were used nationwide
* lear... |
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DAN 72nd Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Course
Provided by: Divers Alert Network (DAN)
This six-day course is designed primarily for physicians. Emergency medical personnel, paramedics, nurses and professionals with interest in diving medicine may also find the course valuable.
The program includes lectures, case presentations, printed support materials, and both formal and informal discussion sessions with faculty. It is anticip... |
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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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Women's Health for Dental Healthcare Professionals
Provided by: NetCE
Ongoing research and emerging information investigating possible mechanisms of action and confirming links between oral health and a woman's overall well-being makes it imperative that dental professionals expand their knowledge of medicine. The information in this course has relevance and application to the daily practice of dentistry as the consc... |
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Use of the AB5000TM Ventricular Assist Device in Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* recall the 30-day mortality for patients undergoing VAD support for cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction
* understand the frequency of hemodynamic recovery and VAD weaning after support for cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction
* remember the int... |
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BDX7 Combined Systolic, Diastolic and Continous Murmurs
Provided by: CMElectures
Michael S. Feldman, MD, is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Chairman of the Graduate education Foundation. Bernard Segal, MD, is professor of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and director of the Jefferson Heart Institute. Here, they discuss combined systolic and diastolic and ... |
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Segmental Approach to Imaging of Congenital Heart Disease
Provided by: Radiological Society of North America
Learning Objectives: 1) Describe the sequential steps in the segmental approach to evaluating congenital heart disease. 2) Define the three types of visceroatrial situs. 3) Identify the most important anomalies of cardiac development that lead to congenital heart disease.... |
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Founder Effect in Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH): A Focus on Early Detection and Treatment to Prevent Premature CHD in FH
Provided by: Primary Issues
Program Overview
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common autosomal dominant genetic disorder associated with premature cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of heterozygous FH is as high as 1 in 67 for some founder populations such as Ashkenazi Jewish, French Canadians, or Lebanese populations. Primary care clinicians play an important ro... |
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Thoracic Radiology in the ICU
Provided by: American College of Chest Physicians
Objectives
1. Provide an overview of the radiographic appearances of common disease states affecting the ICU patient.
2. Identify adequate placement of invasive devices commonly used in ICU patients and their potential complications.
3. Recognize the differences between cardiogenic and noncardiogenic edema on chest radiography.
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Stroke: Acute Care and Rehabilitation
Provided by: ATrain Education Inc.
Presents major types of stroke and risk factors. Provides a review of brain anatomy and deficits associated with various types of stroke and describes treatment regimens, prehospital, and ED treatment. Rehabilitation following acute stroke is discussed in detail. Recent advances in stroke management are tied to clinical practice.
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Coronary Artery Dilatation from A to Z: Aneurysms or Ectasia---Role of Coronary CT Angiography
Provided by: Radiological Society of North America
Learning Objectives: 1) Describe coronary artery dilatations, their classification into aneurysms or ectasia, and their etiology. 2) Identify advantages and limitations of the different diagnostic resources in the evaluation of coronary artery aneurysms or ectasia, with special attention to coronary CT angiography. 3) Describe potential complicatio... |
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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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Lipid Management
Provided by: Ohio Northern University
Objectives:
1. Review the pathophysiology of cholesterol homestasis.
2. Indentify tradional cardiac risk factors.
3. Determine appropriate lipid management goals based on current guidelines.
4. Recommend appropriate therapy for lipid ;management based on current guidelines.
5. Recognize the difference between atherosclerotic indicator... |
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Adults or Big Kids: What Is the Ideal Clinical Environment for Management of Grown-Up Patients With Congenital Heart Disease?
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Learning Objectives
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* learn the percentage of congenital heart operations that are required, according to this study, to qualify a surgeon as a congenital heart surgeon
* recognize that the surgeon-practice setting plays a role in in-hospital mortality, which may be dependant on ... |
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Impact of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia on Long-Term Outcomes of Lung Transplantation
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
**After reading this article, the learner should be able to:**
* state the incidence of aspiration in patients after lung transplantation
* identify the percentage of patients with aspiration who have silent aspiration
* state the risk of pneumonia in relationship to the results of the swallowing evaluation
* list factors related to the inciden... |
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Cardiac CTA Assessment of Noncoronary Cardiac Disease, Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Chest Pain in the ER
Provided by: American Roentgen Ray Society
ARRS Web lecture series brings presentations by the best educators in the field to your desktop, available for viewing at home or office and on your schedule. This Web Lecture includes three lectures with an estimated time to complete the activity of 1.5 hours.
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Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Discuss how the physiological differences in the phases of cardiac arrest drive the appropriate treatments for each phase.
* Use the principles of patient assessment to guide treatment decisions.
* Describe the appropriate care of a patient in a pulseless arrest.
* Relate factors to consi... |
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Progress in the Treatment of Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury: 12-year Single-Institution Experience
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* appreciate the evolution of modern care of blunt thoracic aortic injury
* recall differences in morbidity and mortality associated with the variety of approaches to repair of blunt thoracic aortic injury
* understand situations in which delayed repair of blunt thoracic aortic ... |
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Clinical ECGs Part 1 -Contours
Provided by: CMElectures
David J. Callans, MD, is a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Here, he presents several electrocardiograms involving arrhythmias, and invites his audience to interpret each of them before going on to his own interpretation and ex... |
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Evidence Based Treatment of Heart Failure, Anticoagulation, and Pain Management
Provided by: University Learning Systems
Session 1 – Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - An Evidence-Based Heart Failure Review
Session 2 – Thursday, August 9, 2012 - A Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Review of Anticoagulation
Session 3 – Friday, August 10, 2012 - A Comprehensive, Evidenced-Based Review of Treating Pain and Suffering
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Multidetector CT of Aortic Dissection: A Pictorial Review
Provided by: Radiological Society of North America
Learning Objectives: 1) Identify the two types of aortic dissection and list the indications for treatment. 2) Describe the imaging parameters and the typical and atypical imaging findings in aortic dissections. 3) Discuss the imaging features of complications that can arise from aortic dissections.... |
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Anatomy, Valves, and Shunts-Part III
Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation
The Cardiac MRI Series features Dr. Stephen J. Pomeranz's most intense and detailed review of cardiac MR applications as they relate to anatomy and microanatomy of the heart. The interpreter will learn how to master the assessment of pericardial disease, functional assessment, infarct sizing, mass assessment, and cardiac anomalies. Particularly cri... |
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Cardiovascular MR Imaging of Conotruncal Anomalies
Provided by: Radiological Society of North America
Learning Objectives: 1) List the major conotruncal anomalies. 2) Describe MR imaging protocols for the pre-and postoperative evaluation of these anomalies. 3) Identify pre-and postoperative MR imaging features of major conotruncal anomalies. ... |
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Pregnancy: Physiologic Changes and Laboratory Values
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
The purpose of this course is to provide a review of normal and abnormal physiological changes that may occur during pregnancy and the laboratory values that indicate these changes.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Identify abnormal laboratory results for a variety of pathologic problems during pregnancy.
* Describe norma... |
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Atrial Fibrillation 1: Pharmacologic Approach
Provided by: CMElectures
Francis E. Marchlinski is a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of electrophysiology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. He has written and lectured extensively on cardiac arrhythmias. Here, he discusses pharmacologic rhythm control in atrial fibrillation, strategies for anticoagulation in atrial fibril... |
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Cardiology
Provided by: Temple University School of Medicine
Educational Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to:
* Improve the diagnosis and treatment of common family practice problems
* Apply traditional modes of diagnosis and management more effectively
* Apply information to commonly asked questions in office practice
* Increase proficiency and maintain compete... |
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Pathologic T0N1 Esophageal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Therapy and Surgery: An Orphan Status
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Learning Objectives
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* describe clinical characteristics unique to the ypT0N1 esophageal cancer group
* characterize the discrepancy between clinical staging and pathologic staging after completion of induction therapy for esophageal cancer
* describe estimated survival for pa... |
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MRI Viability -Part I
Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation
The Cardiac MRI Series features Dr. Stephen J. Pomeranz's most intense and detailed review of cardiac MR applications as they relate to anatomy and microanatomy of the heart. The interpreter will learn how to master the assessment of pericardial disease, functional assessment, infarct sizing, mass assessment, and cardiac anomalies. Particularly cri... |
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The Impact of New-Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation on Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* understand the impact of new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation on early, late, and overall mortality after CABG surgery
* differentiate independent predictors of early, late, and overall mortality after CABG surgery
* appreciate the impact of postoperative new-onset at... |
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