Appropriate Utilization of Troponin, Pro-BNP and D-dimer in the Clinical Setting: State of the Art

Appropriate Utilization of Troponin, Pro-BNP and D-dimer in the Clinical Setting: State of the Art is organized by Baptist Health South Florida.

Course opens: 05/01/2017
Course expires: 05/01/2021

Accreditation:
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit:
0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
0.75 General certificate of attendance

Course Description:
This course provides practitioners with latest evidence-based guidelines for the appropriate use of troponin, D-dimer and Pro-BNP. 

Learning Objectives:
• Utilize troponin appropriately in the assessment of patients with chest pain. 
• Determine when it is and is not appropriate to order Pro-BNP and D-dimer in the assessment of patients with congestive heart failure. 
• Recognize the clinical and economic consequences of inappropriate use of these signature tests. 

NOTE:
Physicians should bookmark this course to access all protocols, policies and procedures at your convenience via your CME Portal account. All algorithms will be available on CERNER.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.