COPD- The Gold Report, Patient Assessment & Sleep Medicine: A Lively Introduction

COPD

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Explain what the Gold Report is, and discuss its importance to health care professionals treating COPD.
  2. Identify the “working” definition of COPD as provided by the Gold Report.
  3. Explain the prevalence COPD and the impact it is having on worldwide health.
  4. Discuss the etiology and epidemiology of COPD, and explain how it is diagnosed.
  5. Describe the latest international standards presented by the Gold Report regarding prevention, management, and treatment protocols for COPD.
  6. Identify and discuss the usefulness and side effects of medications currently in use for COPD patients.

Patient Assessment

  1. Identify and demonstrate methods for conducting physical assessment of the patient.
  2. List and discuss the important elements of interviewing a patient and taking their medical history-including how to document the information.
  3. Identify and explain the purposes of chest roentgenography and key laboratory tests employed in patient assessment, with an emphasis on pulmonary tests.
  4. Discuss the procedures and purposes of sputum examinations.
  5. Identify and explain the techniques for pulmonary function testing.
  6. Identify and explain the purposes of laboratory tests used in patient assessment.

Sleep Medicine: A Lively Introduction

  1. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to Identify, Study and Discuss:
  2. Define OSA and describe its symptoms, causes, pathology, and treatments
  3. Discuss the interactions/relationships between COR PULMONALE & OSA
  4. Identify and discuss the wide variety of sleep disorders, including their symptoms, consequences, and treatments
  5. Explain what is meant by “insomnia” and discuss its prevalence and treatments
  6. Discuss the current status of sleep among people living in the United States