The purpose of this course is to familiarize health care professionals on the increasing occurrence of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF). The incredible economic burden associated with this condition will be examined as well as the front- line pharmaceuticals and devices prescribed to stabilize this patient population.
Course Publication Date:
April 29, 2019
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Tamara Weaver RN |
| Course No: | ADH041019 |
| Contact Hours: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Pharmacology
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Learning Objectives
- Acknowledge the widespread occurrence of this condition as well as its debilitating effects on patients
- Increase awareness of the financial burden ADHF creates in the health care system.
- Expand the knowledge in identifying the signs and symptoms of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. (ADHF)
- Identify the emergency front line pharmaceutical agents known to stabilize these patients as well as additional pharmaceuticals that may assist recovery by potentiating the effectiveness of the emergency medications.
- Gain an updated overview of contemporary management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure.