Course Expert: Katie Fiel, MSN, RN, OCN
Course Description: This course will review the pathophysiology, risk factors, presentation, management, and nursing considerations related to cardiac tamponade and malignant pleural effusions.
Cardiac Tamponade, Pulsus Paradoxus, Echocardiogram, Computerized Tomography (CT Scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Tachycardia, Low-Voltage QRS Complexes, PR Segment Depression, Electrical Alternans, Chest X-rays, Jugular Vein Distention (JVD), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Malignant Pleural Effusions, Therapeutic Thoracentesis, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Pain Management
