Cyndi Zarbano – All Things Pulmonary

Outline

Easy Steps to ABG Analysis

• Acid Base Imbalances
• The 4 Abnormal Results
• Rapid Interpretation Tool

Respiratory Assessment Clues You Should NEVER Miss!

• Common Adventitious Breath Sounds
• What are the Causes & When are They Heard?
  • Crackles/Rales – wet vs. dry
  • Wheezes – not always airway obstruction
  • Rhonchi – differentiating the differences
  • Stridor – emergency treatment
  • Pleural Friction Rub
• Inspection & Percussion
• Changes on the Chest X-Ray

Airway Management Techniques

• Managing Obstruction
• Airway Adjuncts
• Know Your Role in Intubation
• The “5-Point Check”
• Rapid Sequence Intubation

Mechanical Ventilation for Nurses

• Responding to the Alarms
• Management Strategies that Improve
• Outcomes
  • Patient Comfort
  • Decreasing Workload
  • Frequent Assessment
  • Cardiac Output Clues
• Suctioning the Patient

Emergent Respiratory Conditions: ARDS

• Presentation
• Lab Findings
• Respiratory Support
  • Oxygen Control
  • Early Intubation

Management of Asthma

• Assessment Findings
• Identifying the Trigger
• Steroid Considerations

Pulmonary Embolisms

• The Likely Causes
• Signs & Symptoms
• Diagnosis & Treatment

Pulmonary Drug Cabinet: From A to Z

• Anti-Cholinergic Agents
• Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
• Bronchodilators
• Combo-Drugs
• Inhalers & Spacers
• And More!