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• Understanding the differential: Including “Shift to the left”

• Identify Types of Acute Kidney Failure from the labs

• life-Threatening electrolyte Imbalances and Interventions

• master ABG Interpretation Using a Simple Tool

• Systemic Inflammation of Sepsis: lactate/Procalcitonin levels

• Reading Cultures and Sensitivities

• The Clues to liver Failure: Understanding lFTs

• lab and eKG Clues to differentiate ACS and mI

Mastering Lab Interpretation

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The Implications for Patient Care

The Implications for Patient Care

OutlineBasic Metabolic Profile (BMP)GlucoseAcid BaseRenal Functionelectrolyteslife-threatening electrolytes • Potassium • magnesium • Sodium • Calcium

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel: Indications and ImplicationslFTs: exploring the liverAST/AlT/AlP/Total Bilirubin/ProteinsHealth Issues in liver Failure • Jaundice • Ascites • Hepatic • encephelopathy

CBC with Differential: Interpreting the ComponentsWhat Can Impact WBC and Neutrophil FindingsAnemias/PolycythemiasUnderstanding the differentialThe left Shift explainedGuidelines on Transfusing have Changed

Acute Renal Failure: Identify the CauseCreatinineBUNBUN/CR ratiosGlomerular Filtration Rate Urine OsmolalityFeNA

Cardiac Labs: Ischemia vs. Myocardial InfarctionCardiac PanelseKG Clues Supporting the Findingsdistinguishing STemI vs. NSTemIBNPPro-BNP

Coagulation/Thrombotic Risk Panels: Clues to ClottingThe Clotting CascadeThe Right lab Test for the medicationaPTTPTINRd-dimerdisseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy

Urinalysis: Does Your Patient Have a UTI?latest GuidelinesCulture

Blood Gases: Identifying the Underlying AbnormalityThree Types of GasesInterpreting Arterial Blood Gases: It’s easier Than You Think!Venous Blood Gases mixed Venous Blood Gases

Labs and Sepsis: Taking a Team ApproachCultures, Gram Stains and SensitivitiesSystematic Inflammationlabs of Sepsis • lactate levels • Procalcitonin levels • WBCs • Neutrophils

Lumbar Punctures / Cerebral Spinal Fluid Bacterial meningitisViral meningitisViral encephalitis

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1. evaluate the results of Coagulation Studies (PT/INT and PTT).

2. Analyze a Complete Blood Count with differential and discuss clinical applications (Anemias, left Shifts, Infections, etc.).

3. Recognize the clinical implications of metabolic panels.

4. distinguish between life-threatening electrolyte imbalances, as well as potential causes and remedies.

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8. differentiate between bacterial meningitis and viral meningitis based on lumbar puncture findings.

9. Recognize the key clinical indicators and implications for infection on a urinalysis.

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Attend this interactive seminar and leave with true integrative understanding of lab results and patient outcomes. Be a ClINICIAN, not a TeCHNICIAN . . . be PROactive, not Reactive! learn the hidden clinical clues of labs and empower yourself to change lives as a situationally aware patient advocate powerhouse!

Join Cyndi Zarbano, mSN, BSN, CCRN, CmSRN, ClNC, NlCP, as she demystifies both the common and less frequently seen lab values. You will explore a large variety of labs, why they are ordered, and what the results tell us about your patients. By understanding the clues that these values give you, you can utilize critical thinking to proactively plan the course of care and optimize patient outcomes.

Cyndi Zarbano, MSN, bSN, CCrN, CMSrN, ClNC, NlCP, is an intensive care nurse with twenty years of nursing experience who is currently practicing in the Twin Cities area of minnesota. She is a nationally-recognized seminar speaker who has opened multiple national symposiums and speaks on several topics for PeSI, as well as a variety of other companies in the US and Canada. Her national acclaim is well deserved for her ability to make knowledge practical, as well as

encouraging knowledge retention by her frequent use of stories, humor and case studies. In addition to her speaking engagements, Cyndi was recently published through PHC publishing (Clinical Nursing Assessment Skills Pocket Guide) and has two more books currently in editorial stages. Her products include pocket guides, textbooks, webcasts and webinars. Along with her mS and BSN in nursing, she has 3 other undergraduate degrees and served as a US Naval Officer for ten years, leaving service as an lCdR (lieutenant Commander) in 2001. Prior to nursing, she worked as a counselor with the mentally ill and dangerous in a facility in southern minnesota. She returned to that facility as a lead Psychiatric Nurse for two years after leaving the military. Additionally, Cyndi has a legal nurse consulting business and continues to serve as a testifying expert in medical-related cases.

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Financial: Cyndi Zarbano has an employment relationship with Fairview South. She receives a speaking honorarium from PeSI, Inc.

Nonfinancial: Cyndi Zarbano has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

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