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Overview
Atrial fibrillation is a major health, social, and economic problem affecting approximately 2.7 to 6.1 million Americans. It’s becoming increasingly common as the population ages, with nearly 4% of the population over age 60 and 8% of people older than 80 affected. AF may be described by the ventricular response or by duration. A common complication of AF is stroke. Depending on the circumstances, AF can be treated with medications, such as anticoagulants and antiarrhythmics; cardioversion; and radiofrequency ablation with pacemaker. Patients undergoing cardioversion must be adequately anticoagulated when possible to prevent thromboembolism. Healthcare providers as a team should be able to recognize this common dysrhythmia, understand the etiologies and pathogenesis, and collaborate to educate patients about treatment options so they may make sound, evidence-based decisions about their treatment.
Goals and Learning Outcomes
- Describe the mechanical events associated with AF with respect to cardiac anatomy and typical features of this dysrhythmia.
- Identify the diagnostic approach to defining etiological factors for AF.
- Discuss at least two treatment strategies for AF.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 8/14/2006
CE408-60
Course Author
DNP, RN, CEN, FAEN
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
CEBroker
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.