Respiratory Distress, Non-Cardiac

Contact Hour(s): 

2 Contact Hours

Only Advanced Practice Nurses will receive credit for this course.

Author:

Jassin Jouria, MD

This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Accreditations: 

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

State Approvals:

Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353

Course Description:

 This course is designed to evaluate ARDS in perspective, discussing its clinically accepted definitions and modifications made in subsequent years. We have created a detailed outline of the pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis criteria, and clinical management and rehabilitation care guidelines. The different mediators responsible for Diffuse Alveolar Damage (DAD), the hallmark of ARDS, will also be discussed based on available clinical evidence.

Outcomes:

>92% of participants will know about Non-cardiac acute respiratory distress and management.

Objectives:

After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:

1. Summarize the pathophysiology of non-HF ARDS.
2. Describe the clinical presentation for non-HF ARDS.
3. List the criteria needed for the diagnosis of non-HF ARDS.
4. Explain the management guidelines of non-HF ARDS.
5. Identify the postoperative and rehabilitative care for non-HF ARDS.

Disclosures:

CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.