Cyndi Zarbano – Mastering Lab Interpretation & The Implications for Patient Care
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- Faculty:
- Cyndi Zarbano
- Duration:
- Full Day
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Mar 30, 2016
Description
Outline
Basic Metabolic Profile (BMP)
- Glucose
- Acid Base
- Renal Function
- Electrolytes
- Life-threatening Electrolytes
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Sodium
- Calcium
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel: Indications and Implications
- LFTs: Exploring the Liver
- AST/ALT/ALP/Total Bilirubin/Proteins
- Health Issues in Liver Failure
- Jaundice
- Ascites
- Hepatic
- Encephelopathy
CBC with Differential: Interpreting the Components
- What Can Impact WBC and Neutrophil Findings
- Anemias/Polycythemias
- Understanding the Differential
- The Left Shift Explained
- Guidelines on Transfusing have Changed
Acute Renal Failure: Identify the Cause
- Creatinine
- BUN
- BUN/CR ratios
- Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Urine Osmolality
- FENA
Cardiac Labs: Ischemia vs. Myocardial Infarction
- Cardiac Panels
- EKG Clues Supporting the Findings
- Distinguishing STEMI vs. NSTEMI
- BNP
- Pro-BNP
Coagulation/Thrombotic Risk Panels: Clues to Clotting
- The Clotting Cascade
- The Right Lab Test for the Medication
- aPTT
- PT
- INR
- D-dimer
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy
Urinalysis: Does Your Patient Have a UTI?
- Latest Guidelines
- Culture
Blood Gases: Identifying the Underlying Abnormality
- Three Types of Gases
- Interpreting Arterial Blood Gases: It’s Easier Than You Think!
- Venous Blood Gases
- Mixed Venous Blood Gases
Labs and Sepsis: Taking a Team Approach
- Cultures, Gram Stains and Sensitivities
- Systematic Inflammation
- Labs of Sepsis
- Lactate Levels
- Procalcitonin Levels
- WBCs
- Neutrophils
Lumbar Punctures / Cerebral Spinal Fluid
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Viral Meningitis
- Viral Encephalitis
Understanding Thyroid Dysfunction
- TSH
- T4 Levels
- T3 Uptake
Differentiating Hyperglycemic States
- DKA
- HHS (HHNK)
- Treatment for Each
Faculty
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, PCCN, CMSRN, CLNC Related seminars and products: 48
Clinical Review
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, PCCN, CMSRN, CLNC, has been a nurse for more than 25 years and a legal nurse consultant (LNC) for 12. Many of her cases in the last decade have been consulting and educating nurses who have gotten into trouble with the board of nursing and helping hem complete their corrective action stipulations. Medication errors and patient injury are a common cause of corrective action, license suspension and loss of license.
Cyndi’s clinical area of expertise has been in various intensive care/critical care roles, currently working for Mayo in Minnesota. She has been a national seminar speaker for over ten years speaking to diverse healthcare audiences throughout the country. During her presentations, she has earned the reputation of keeping attendees engaged with the use of current clinical knowledge, fascinating legal stories, and the interjection of nursing humor to keep it fun.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cyndi Zarbano is the owner of Clinical Review Consultants. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Cyndi Zarbano has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
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