Managing Peripheral Artery Disease

Hours: 1.25
# Course Code: REL-ACU-0-MPAD

The goal of this course is to provide the clinician with up-to-date best practices for identifying and treating patients with PAD. It includes symptoms, complications, risk factors, and modifications of PAD. In addition, diagnostic tests, assessment, and treatment strategies will be discussed.

Course Description

The goal of this course is to provide the clinician with up-to-date best practices for identifying and treating patients with PAD. It includes symptoms, complications, risk factors, and modifications of PAD. In addition, diagnostic tests, assessment, and treatment strategies will be discussed.

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Course Details

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-MPAD

Hours: 1.25

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/3/2025

Learning Objectives:
Identify risk factors and complications related to PAD.
Discuss two assessment findings and tools used to diagnose PAD.
Describe two disease management and education techniques for patients with PAD.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Complications

Overview of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Risk Factors

Symptoms

Claudication

Complications of PAD

Review

Summary

Section 3: Assessment and Diagnosis

History

Physical Assessment

Diagnostic Tools and Advanced Imaging

Review

Summary

Section 4: Treatment and Management

Goals of Treatment

Pharmacologic Therapies

Non-Pharmacologic, Non-Invasive Therapies

Revascularization

Review

Summary

Section 5: Patient Education

Importance of Patient Education

Components of Patient Education

Motivational Interviewing

Review

Summary

Section 6: Clinical Vignette

Case Study

Section 7: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Instructor: Ashley M. Coffey, RN

Ashley Coffey, RN, BSN, BA is a SME nurse writer for Relias with a focus in Acute Care. She holds three bachelor's degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill: in English Literature, Linguistics, and Nursing. With over ten years of nursing experience in critical care, post-surgical care, and post-anesthesia care units in university and community hospitals across the United States, she fosters a particular passion for balancing time constraints with necessary, engaging education for nurses. Disclosure: Ashley M. Coffey, RN discloses the following potential conflict of interests/commercial interests: Relevant Financial Relationship with Relias LLC as a Salaried Employee All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.Relevant Non-Financial Relationship with No Entities Exists as a Contributor All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physician Assistants; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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Managing Peripheral Artery Disease

The goal of this course is to provide the clinician with up-to-date best practices for identifying and treating patients with PAD. It includes symptoms, complications, risk factors, and modifications of PAD. In addition, diagnostic tests, assessment, and treatment strategies will be discussed.

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