Title: CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIES, PART IV: TACHYCARDIAS; CHEST PAIN; Cases – ACS; STEMI & NSTE-ACS: Literature Review
Faculty: Amal Mattu, M.D., F.A.A.E.M., F.A.C.E.P.
Original Release Date: April 1, 2019 Expiration Date: July 1, 2021
TOPIC 1: Wide-Complex Tachycardias: Myths and Pitfalls.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Identify difficulties in distinguishing amongst various types of wide complex tachycardias.
- Describe pitfalls in the diagnosis and treatment of WPW-related tachydysrhythmia.
- List the shortcomings associated with the use of amiodarone in managing patients with wide complex tachycardias.
TOPIC 2: Low-Risk Chest Pain: A 2018 Approach.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Describe some common pearls and pitfalls that occur in the diagnosis of ACS.
- Review the most common accelerated diagnostic protocols for evaluating patients with suspected ACS.
- Describe a rational approach to the modern day evaluation of low risk chest pain
TOPIC 3: Updates “Remember That Patient You Saw Last Night?” Case Reviews in Missed ACS.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- List high risk groups that are associated with missed ACS.
- Discuss the shortcomings of stress testing and cardiac catheterization.
- Discuss the limitations of current troponin testing.
TOPIC 4: STEMI and NSTE-ACS: Recent Literature Updates.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- List newer ECG criteria that warrant acute reperfusion therapy.
- Describe the newest diagnostic strategies for ACS.
- Describe the updated treatment protocols ACS
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