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The need for Antidysrhthmic Infusions is common place in both the ICU and Progressive Care settings. In this course, we are going to discuss the most commonly used antidysrhythmic infusions including titrations and monitoring considerations.
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Kay Hoppe MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, PCCN has been a Critical Care Nurse, CNS, and Educational Consultant for 40 years. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. As a staff nurse and CNS, she worked in various ICU, CCU, Burn, and Trauma settings. She has been a national speaker in critical care for over thirty years. Kay has been teaching in the university setting for the past four years.
When she is not teaching, Kay loves to spend time with her daughters, Jenna and Olivia as well as her dogs Milo and Roxy. She also loves spending time outside in her flower gardens.
Course Objectives
Upon completion you will be able to:
- Define 'Action Potential' and describe how it relates to antidysrhythmic infusions
- Apply the antiarrhythmic drug classification system to infusions commonly used in critical care
- Discuss the impact of each classification on action potential duration
- Delineate the indications, mechanism of action, recommended titration, monitoring considerations and adverse effects of commonly used antidysrhythmic infusions including:
- Procainamide
- Lidocaine
- Esmolol
- Amiodarone
- Diltiazem
- Adenosine
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