Pharmocotherapy Principles and Practice- Heart Failure
Contact Hours: 4.0
ACPE No: 014-999-07-015-H04
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity the participant should be able to:
Upon completion of the chapter, the reader will be able to:
1. Differentiate between the common underlying etiologies of heart failure, including ischemic, nonischemic, and idiopathic causes.
2. Describe the pathophysiology of heart failure as it relates to neurohormonal activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and the sympathetic nervous system.
3. Identify signs and symptoms of heart failure and classify a given patient by New York Heart Association Functional Classification and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Heart Failure Stage recommendations.
4. Describe the goals of therapy for a patient with acute or chronic heart failure.
5. Develop a nonpharmacologic treatment plan which includes patient education for managing heart failure.
6. Develop a specific evidence-based pharmacologic treatment plan for a patient with acute or chronic heart failure based on disease severity and symptoms.
7. Formulate a monitoring plan for the nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment of a patient with heart failure.
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- Windows 2000 SE or greater
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- Internet Explorer 6.0 or later OR Firefox 2.0 or later
- Sound Card & Speakers
- 800 x 600 Minimum Monitor Resolution (1024 x 768 Recommended)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing PDF's
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- Mac OS 10.2.8
- Flash Player Plugin 9.0 or greater
- Safari 2.0 or above OR Firefox 2.0 or later
- Sound Card & Speakers
- 800 x 600 Minimum Monitor Resolution (1024 x 768 Recommended)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing PDF's'
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