Respiratory Medication Updates for Advanced Practice Clinicians
Proven Strategies for Prescription Success
- Speaker:
- Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 25 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Sep 13, 2021
- Product Code:
- POS078405
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Nurse practitioners, physician assistants and physicians have confided in me that they felt apprehension ordering respiratory medications due to an inability to stay current on pharmacology best practices and the complexity required to manage multiple conditions or symptoms at once. It can feel overwhelming. I certainly understand that we want to help our patients achieve their best outcomes. We also certainly don’t want to contribute to dire patient consequences.
I have been able to assist countless healthcare providers to overcome their prescriptive and administration fears. One particular nurse stands out in my memory. She was scared. And absolutely refused to give a prescribed medication to a patient on our unit. We went together, and both delivered the medication that the patient needed. After a “thank you” and many years later, she became a highly respected nurse practitioner with the Pulmonary Division of our institution. She never gave up and kept asking questions. She wanted to learn, and that curiosity to learn propelled her to high achievement in her specialty.
As we walk together through this essential content, I will present real world case studies to reinforce key points, whether you work in an inpatient or outpatient setting. I will talk through assessment findings and laboratory results to guide expert level pharmacology decisions. You will conclude this comprehensive respiratory medication update with all the information, the evidence and best practice guidance to feel confident with your prescriptive decision making.
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Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Respiratory Medication Updates for Advanced Practice Clinicians (108.4 MB) | 236 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS Related seminars and products
Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS, is a critical care clinical specialist in the surgical, medical, neurologic, burn, CCU, and trauma ICUs of Cook County Hospital, Chicago. Drawing on over 40 years of experience assessing and managing patients with life-threatening diseases, Dr. Langlois provides advanced-level training to nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, and physicians.
Dr. Langlois is committed to providing the highest quality of care to patients through advanced education. His presentations are evidence-based, timely, and provide participants with numerous case studies to facilitate critical thinking. As a bedside clinical nurse specialist, he has developed several institution-wide protocols for the multidisciplinary assessment and management of infectious disease and multi-system organ failure patients.
His presentations are enthusiastically delivered and offer highly practical tips that help make the most challenging concepts easy to understand. Linking knowledge to clinical practice is the goal of every educational program.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Paul Langlois has employment relationship with Cook County Hospital and Emergency Care Consultants. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Paul Langlois is a member of the American Nurses Association, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
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Objectives
- Differentiate the two receptors in the lungs which are responsible for airway constriction and dilation.
- Analyze the medication options for patients with alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency.
- Choose the medications which are prescribed for asthma and COPD.
- Determine the medications which are used during acute asthma attack.
- Evaluate the vaccines recommended for patients with pulmonary conditions.
- Manage the medications which are recommended for the COVID-19 patient both out- and in-patient.
- Formulate a medication regimen for a tuberculosis patient, both newly diagnosed and with drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Plan the treatment protocol for a patient with pulmonary hypertension.
- Distinguish between antiviral medications for viral respiratory diseases.
- Choose the best antibiotic for the in- and out-patient with bacterial pneumonia.
Outline
Pulmonary Anatomy, Physiology & Lung Receptors- Pulmonary ventilation key factors
- Improve diffusion of CO2 and O2 are dependent on a specific variable
- Variables that affect the transport of CO2 and O2 at the cellular level
- Muscarinic and beta-2 receptors in the lung are vital for airway dilation – but how much?
- Club cell and columnar cell for airway patency
- Role of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system in airway disease
- Why are levels of alpha-1 antitrypsin reduced in some people?
- Medications to treat alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Monitoring patient parameters after administering medications
- How is asthma diagnosed?
- Role of white blood cells, histamine & the arachidonic pathway in asthma
- Medications that affect IgE mediator release - a major contributor to asthma
- Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) medication options
- Role of corticosteroids in asthma treatment
- Short acting beta agonists (SABA) & long-acting beta agonists (LABA) - the difference and monitoring parameters
- Muscarinic antagonists, leukotriene modifiers & phosphodiesterase inhibitors - must know indications and contraindications to treat the asthma patient
- Monoclonal antibodies for asthma relief
- COPD causes, symptoms and diagnostic tests
- Non-pharmacologic treatments
- SABA and LABA - when and how much
- Inhaled corticosteroids alone or in combination with bronchodilators
- Vaccines are a must – which ones and at what age to administer
- Pathophysiology of SARS-CoV2
- Is the virus only transmitted via air … you have to see this data?
- Laboratory parameters for SARS-CoV2
- How effective are all those COVID-19 vaccines?
- Which antiviral medications are FDA approved and which are still in clinical trials?
- Baricitinib and Tocilizumab show a lot of promise
- So, what about Ivermectin – data on its effectiveness
- Dexamethasone is effective, but only in certain patient populations
- Role of genetics and genetic testing in development of CF
- CF affects more than the lungs
- What medications are prescribed and routes of administration
- Role of monoclonal antibodies – what you must monitor in your patient for these medications
- What is Mycobacterium tuberculosis and how is it detected?
- Geographic concerns for newly diagnosed and multi-drug resistant-TB
- First line medications for drug susceptible TB (doses, how often & how long to take)
- Multi-drug resistant TB treatments
- Diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension
- 12-lead ECG results in a patient with pulmonary hypertension
- World Health Organization (WHO) treatment classifications
- How to choose between calcium channel blockers, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, endothelin receptor antagonizes and prostacyclin agonists
- Bacterial and viral pathogens associated with acute bronchitis
- Clinical features - from days to weeks after infection
- Role of dextromethorphan – watch out for this side effect
- Decide between an anti-viral or antibacterial - look for this in your patient
- Causes and who is at risk for aspergillosis
- Voriconazole, Posaconazole, Amphotericin B – these are the “must do” monitoring parameters
- Which test should be used to diagnose Legionnaires Disease - urine, blood culture or polymerase chain reaction
- Patient susceptibility to Legionnaires Disease
- Ciprofloxacin, Moxifloxacin, Clarithromycin, Erythromycin, Amikacin, Levofloxacin, Azithromycin - look carefully at the indications and contraindications
- Three phases of pertussis
- Medications and monitoring parameters
- Pharmacology for cough suppression
- Community acquired, hospital acquired & ventilator associated
- Community acquired treatment options
- Options for antibiotics based on patient history
- Hospital acquired pharmacology
- How to treat methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- What is the protozoan causing this?
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is not for everyone - renal adjustment? Pregnancy?
- Atovaquone indications - contraindications and monitoring
- Use of Pentamidine and Primaquine with Clindamycin – how much and how long
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Physician Assistants
- Pharmacists
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