Medical Complications in Post-Acute Care: Pulmonary and Cardiac

presented by Cheryl Lehman, PhD, RN, CRRN

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This course gives participants an overview of medical complications that can occur in the post-acute care setting, focusing in this part on pulmonary and cardiac issues. With patient acuity changing in this setting, patients with the potential for medical complications are more likely to be admitted. Examples of medical complications will be shared, along with clinical pearls on focusing assessment and interventions on early detection and prevention activities designed to improve cardiac and pulmonary outcomes.

This course is a part of a series discussing medical complications in complex patients, including the following topics:

Introduction & Infection Management | Pulmonary and Cardiac | Diabetes | Fluids and Acid/Base Balance | Endocrine and Shock

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Cheryl Lehman, PhD, RN, CRRN

Dr. Cheryl Lehman has been a registered nurse since graduating from the Decatur Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1978. Since that time, she earned a BSN from Maryville University-St. Louis in 1990; an MSN in Adult Health Nursing from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston in the Clinical Nurse Specialist role…

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1. Pulmonary

It is not unusual that patients in the post-acute care setting have pulmonary complications such as asthma and pulmonary embolus. Early recognition of pulmonary complications is vital to maintenance of patient health. This chapter reviews pulmonary complications, as well as early and late signs for which to monitor.

2. Cardiac

The nurse in the post-acute care setting is likely to care for patients who have acute and even unexpected cardiac complications such as heart failure and myocardial infarction. Early recognition of cardiac complications is vital to maintenance of patient health. This chapter reviews cardiac complications, as well as early and late signs for which to monitor.

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