Is it Cardiac or Pulmonary? Patient Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation of Dyspnea

Is it Cardiac or Pulmonary? Patient Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation of Dyspnea is organized by Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA).

Course Overview
Shortness of breath is a common symptom of CVD but it can also be a sign of a host of other acute and chronic diseases. Watch this hour-long course and learn how to determine the underlying causes of dyspnea in order to prescribe appropriate treatments and provide optimal nursing care.

Learning Objectives
• Define and describe dyspnea and its most common underlying pathophysiologic causes.
• Review steps in a patient assessment for acute and chronic dyspnea including typical diagnostic and laboratory tests.

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