Cyndi Zarbano – Mastering Lab Interpretation & The Implications for Patient Care
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- Faculty:\sCyndi Zarbano
Duration:\sFull Day
Format:\sAudio and Video
Copyright:\sMar 30, 2016
Description
Understanding the Differential: Including “Shift to the Left”
Identify Types of Acute Kidney Failure from the Labs
Life-Threatening Electrolyte Imbalances and Interventions
Master ABG Interpretation Using a Simple Tool
Systemic Inflammation of Sepsis: Lactate/Procalcitonin Levels
Reading Cultures and Sensitivities
The Clues to Liver Failure: Understanding LFTs\sLab and EKG Clues to Differentiate ACS and MIAttend this interactive seminar and leave with true integrative understanding of lab results and patient outcomes. Be a CLINICIAN, not a TECHNICIAN . . . be PROactive, not REactive! Learn the hidden clinical clues of labs and empower yourself to change lives as a situationally aware patient advocate powerhouse!
Join Cyndi Zarbano, MSN, BSN, CCRN, CMSRN, CLNC, NLCP, as she demystifies both the common and less frequently seen lab values. You will explore a large variety of labs, why they are ordered, and what the results tell us about your patients. By understanding the clues that these values give you, you can utilize critical thinking to proactively plan the course of care and optimize patient outcomes.
Handouts
Webcast Manual (2.47 MB) (2.47 MB)
69 Pages Available after Purchase\sOutline
Basic Metabolic Profile (BMP) (BMP)
Glucose\sAcid Base
Renal Function
Electrolytes\sLife-threatening Electrolytes
Potassium
Magnesium
Sodium\sCalciumComprehensive Metabolic Panel: Indications and Implications
LFTs: Exploring the Liver\sAST/ALT/ALP/Total Bilirubin/Proteins
Health Issues in Liver Failure
Jaundice\sAscites
Hepatic\sEncephelopathyCBC with Differential: Interpreting the Components
What Can Impact WBC and Neutrophil Findings
Anemias/Polycythemias
Understanding the Differential
The Left Shift Explained\sGuidelines on Transfusing have ChangedAcute Renal Failure: Identify the Cause
Creatinine\sBUN\sBUN/CR ratios
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Urine Osmolality
FENACardiac Labs: Ischemia vs. Myocardial Infarction
Cardiac Panels
EKG Clues Supporting the Findings\sDistinguishing STEMI vs. NSTEMI\sBNP\sPro-BNPCoagulation/Thrombotic Risk Panels: Clues to Clotting
The Clotting Cascade
The Right Lab Test for the Medication\saPTT\sPT\sINR\sD-dimer\sDisseminated Intravascular CoagulopathyUrinalysis: Does Your Patient Have a UTI?
Latest Guidelines\sCulture
Blood Gases: Identifying the Underlying Abnormality
Three Types of Gases\sInterpreting Arterial Blood Gases: It’s Easier Than You Think!
Venous Blood Gases
Mixed Venous Blood GasesLabs and Sepsis: Taking a Team Approach
Cultures, Gram Stains and Sensitivities
Systematic Inflammation\sLabs of Sepsis
Lactate Levels
Procalcitonin Levels
WBCs
NeutrophilsLumbar Punctures / Cerebral Spinal Fluid
Bacterial Meningitis\sViral Meningitis\sViral Encephalitis
Understanding Thyroid Dysfunction
TSH\sT4 Levels\sT3 Uptake
Differentiating Hyperglycemic States
DKA\sHHS (HHNK)\sTreatment for Each\sFaculty
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, PCCN, CMSRN, CLNC Related seminars and products: 48\sClinical Review
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, PCCN, CMSRN, CLNC, has been a nurse for more than 25 years and a legal nurse consultant (LNC) for 12. Many of her cases in the last decade have been consulting and educating nurses who have gotten into trouble with the board of nursing and helping hem complete their corrective action stipulations. Medication errors and patient injury are a common cause of corrective action, license suspension and loss of license.
Cyndi’s clinical area of expertise has been in various intensive care/critical care roles, currently working for Mayo in Minnesota. She has been a national seminar speaker for over ten years speaking to diverse healthcare audiences throughout the country. During her presentations, she has earned the reputation of keeping attendees engaged with the use of current clinical knowledge, fascinating legal stories, and the interjection of nursing humor to keep it fun.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cyndi Zarbano is the owner of Clinical Review Consultants. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Cyndi Zarbano has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
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