Clinical Practice

Case Studies in ECG and Polypharmacy

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

13:45 – 14:45

Location: Room 118

CE: 1.0 credit - CAPCE; Nursing

Main Presenter(s)

Michael D. Gooch, DNP, APRN, CCP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CFRN, CTRN, TCRN, NRP

Emergency-Flight NP and Assistant Professor of Nursing
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Transport clinicians encounter patients on numerous medications. These have beneficial effects but can also interact with other medications or lead to adverse effects. These adverse effects may be manifested in the ECG tracing. Using case studies and ECGs, this presentation will review common as well as less common ECG findings which may be encountered in transport medicine.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to describe abnormal ECG findings.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify high-risk medications related to polypharmacy and/or cardiac effects.
Upon completion, participants will be able to recognize ECG manifestations associated with toxic exposures and ingestions.