Sean G. Smith – The Complex Neuro Patient: Strategies to Take Your Practice to the Next Level
Salepage link: At HERE. Archive:
- Faculty:
- Sean G. Smith
- Duration:
- Full Day
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Jun 07, 2017
Description
Handouts
| Manual ZNM077380 (22.37 MB) | 99 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Outline
Neuro Assessments: Identifying the RED Flags
- Challenging Mental Status Exams
- The Patient with Existing Dementia
- The Down-n-Dirty Cranial Nerve Assessment
- Glasgow Coma Scale
- Identifying Red Flags
- Effectively Communicating Changes
Neuro Trauma: The Latest Evidence-Based Strategies
- Blunt & Penetrating Injuries
- Symptom Management for:
- Hypoxemia
- Hypotension
- Prophylactic Hypothermia
- Nutrition Replacement
- Normoglycemia
- Hyperventilation
- Surgical Emergencies & Post-op Care
- Craniotomy & Craniectomy
- Associated Mental Status & Cognitive Changes
Managing Increased Intracranial Pressure
- Early & Late Symptoms
- Non-invasive vs. Invasive Monitoring
- ICP Waveform Analysis Made Easy
Neuro Pharmacology: New Thoughts on Old Therapies
- Steroids
- Osmotic Diuretics
- Hypertonic Saline
- Anti-Seizure Prophylaxis
- DVT Prophylaxis
- Thrombolytics & Anticoagulation
- Reversal Agents
- Infection Prophylaxis
- Anesthetics, Analgesics & Sedatives
Timely Recognition and Treatment Recommendations for Stroke Syndromes
- Acute Ischemic Stroke
- Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Hemispheric Findings
- NIH Stroke Scale
- Clinical Presentation & Management of Seizures
- Differentiation of Seizure Type
- Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES’s)
- Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
Neurodegenerative & Neuromuscular Disease
- The Patient with Alzheimer’s Disease
- Assessing Altered Mental Status
- The Patient with Pre-Existing Dementia
- Tips to Spot Subtle Clues
- Differentiating Diagnosis by Symptom Onset
The Patient with Multiple Sclerosis
- Physical Assessment Challenges
- The Patient with Muscle Weakness & Wasting
- Key Criteria for Assessing Baseline
The Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Anticipating Complications
- Early Recognition of Life-threatening Symptoms
- What equipment is a MUST have at the bedside?
- Difficult Airway Management
The Patient with Parkinson’s Disease
- Symptom Management Challenges
- Interventions for the Agitated Patient
- Strategies for Effective Patient Compliance
- Team Approach: Role of the Interdisciplinary Team & Family
Faculty
Sean G. Smith, C-EFM, C-NPT, FP-C, TP-C, RNC-NIC, CEN, CFRN, CPEN, CCRN-CMC (Adult), CCRN-K (Neonatal), CCRN-K (Pediatric) Related seminars and products: 11
Critical-Care Professionals International
Sean G. Smith, C-EFM, C-NPT, FP-C, TP-C, RNC-NIC, CEN, CFRN, CPEN, CCRN-CMC (Adult), CCRN-K (Neonatal), CCRN-K (Pediatric), is a flight nurse-paramedic who has practiced and taught Trauma Care, Tactical Medicine, Emergency/Critical Care and Prehospital Emergency Medical Services, both in the military and the civilian world. He holds degrees in nursing and molecular biology, is a graduate of Duke University’s Legal Nurse Consulting program and is currently pursuing a master’s degree through the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. He holds multiple advanced specialty certifications as well as extensive instructor qualifications in critical care and emergency medicine.
Career highlights include numerous author/co-author credits, including: a best-selling Laboratory Medicine textbook, a chapter on Shock in Trauma Nursing Core Curriculum, and a section in the newly released Resuscitation Crisis Manual. Sean consults on clinical, legal and certification prep for numerous high-profile hospital systems (Yale, Mayo…). He routinely lectures at national/international conferences, has completed 50 + medical missions (Dominican Republic, Honduras, Morocco, Liberia, and Haiti), and medical support to the NASA Space Shuttle Program.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sean G. Smith receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Sean G. Smith has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
