Respiratory Care in Pulmonary Hypertension
Hours: 1.00
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an uncommon disease that causes high blood pressure in the lungs of the affected individual. It is a progressive disease that can result in reduced life expectancy, along with reduced quality of life and reproductive limitations. Diagnosis and treatment of this disease are critical to improve life expectancy among sufferers and improve quality of life. It is important that clinicians understand how to recognize the signs of symptoms of different PH groups and how each is treated, how to determine the level of severity of a patient's PH, and the clinician’s role in assessing and managing patients with PH in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an uncommon disease that causes high blood pressure in the lungs of the affected individual. It is a progressive disease that can result in reduced life expectancy, along with reduced quality of life and reproductive limitations. Diagnosis and treatment of this disease are critical to improve life expectancy among sufferers and improve quality of life. It is important that clinicians understand how to recognize the signs of symptoms of different PH groups and how each is treated, how to determine the level of severity of a patient's PH, and the clinician’s role in assessing and managing patients with PH in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
Florida Board of Respiratory Care
Florida Board of Respiratory Care (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This module is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Respiratory Therapy
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Respiratory Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Respiratory Therapists will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Mississippi State Department of Health Bureau of Professional Licensure Respiratory Care Practitioners
Mississippi State Department of Health Bureau of Professional Licensure Respiratory Care Practitioners (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Respiratory Therapists will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
American Association for Respiratory Care
This program has been approved as non-traditional Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063.
Approval #: 189566000
This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy
Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This module is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision- Respiratory Therapy
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision- Respiratory Therapy (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This module is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Georgia Composite Medical Board - Respiratory Care Professionals
Identify the five pulmonary hypertension groups as defined by the World Health Organization.
Describe the causes, diagnostic criteria, treatments, and prognosis for each of the five pulmonary hypertension groups.
Describe the role of the respiratory care professional in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview
What Is Pulmonary Hypertension?
Diagnosis
Causes
Life Expectancy
Summary
Section 3: Pulmonary Hypertension Groups
Subgroups
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Summary
Section 4: Treatment by Group
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Summary
Section 5: Evaluation by Disease Severity
Functional Classes
WHO Class I
WHO Class II
WHO Class III
WHO Class IV
Summary
Section 6: The Respiratory Therapist’s Role
Overview
Diagnostic Testing
Pulmonary Function Tests
Lung Transplantation
Summary
Section 7: Ongoing Treatment
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Management and Assessment
Summary
Section 8: Clinical Vignette
Meet Sally
Section 9: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Mrs. Sellon is a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Certified Asthma Educator who has worked with pulmonary hypertension patients at a PH Center of Excellence for the past 9 years, assisting patients with pre and post-transplant exercise and education, as well as general pulmonary rehabilitation and oxygen therapy support. Disclosure: Hope Sellon, BA, RRT, AE-C® has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.Writer: Kimberly Workman, MA
Ms. Workman is an Instructional Designer at Relias. She has a Master of Arts in Technology and Communication, as well as graduate certificates in Public Health, Epidemiology, and Digital Communications. Ms. Workman has a background in writing and designing online continuing medical education for physicians and other health professionals on multiple educational platforms, including web-based, game-based, and immersive learning environments. She has also used simulation training extensively to connect learning to real-world environments. Disclosure: Kimberly Workman, MA 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.
The target audience for this course is: Respiratory Therapists; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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