Women and Coronary Heart Disease
The purpose of this course is to identify the unique challenges that face women with heart disease, including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. In addition, members of the public may use this course to enhance their personal knowledge of the subject matter presented.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

1. Describe the morbidity and mortality associated with CHD, especially in women.
2. Describe how female cardiac anatomy and physiology differs from men's.
3. Discuss the role that traditional and nontraditional risk factors play in the development of CHD in women.
4. List sex- and gender-specific risk factors for CHD in women.
5. Discuss primary CHD prevention strategies for women.
6. Identify reasons CHD is more complex to diagnose in women.
7. Compare and contrast the efficacy of noninvasive and invasive cardiac diagnostic tests in women.
8. Describe the basic types and variations of angina and their prevalence in women.
9. Compare and contrast the usual clinical course of women with angina versus myocardial infarction (MI).
10. Discuss common complications seen in women post-MI.
11. Discuss clinical outcomes of medical treatment options in women with CHD.
12. Discuss the preoperative status of women undergoing coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery and implications for postoperative outcomes.
13. Describe clinical outcomes associated with female participation in formal cardiac rehabilitation programs.
14. Identify nursing diagnoses and appropriate nursing interventions applicable to women with CHD during the acute phase.
15. Identify reasons women have historically been excluded from clinical trials related to the diagnosis and treatment of CHD.
16. Identify areas where further research is needed in relation to CHD and women.

This 15-hour continuing education course is available for download for professional development; if continuing education credit is desired, please see instructions included in eBook.
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Women and Coronary Heart Disease
The purpose of this course is to identify the unique challenges that face women with heart disease, including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. In addition, members of the public may use this course to enhance their personal knowledge of the subject matter presented.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

1. Describe the morbidity and mortality associated with CHD, especially in women.
2. Describe how female cardiac anatomy and physiology differs from men's.
3. Discuss the role that traditional and nontraditional risk factors play in the development of CHD in women.
4. List sex- and gender-specific risk factors for CHD in women.
5. Discuss primary CHD prevention strategies for women.
6. Identify reasons CHD is more complex to diagnose in women.
7. Compare and contrast the efficacy of noninvasive and invasive cardiac diagnostic tests in women.
8. Describe the basic types and variations of angina and their prevalence in women.
9. Compare and contrast the usual clinical course of women with angina versus myocardial infarction (MI).
10. Discuss common complications seen in women post-MI.
11. Discuss clinical outcomes of medical treatment options in women with CHD.
12. Discuss the preoperative status of women undergoing coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery and implications for postoperative outcomes.
13. Describe clinical outcomes associated with female participation in formal cardiac rehabilitation programs.
14. Identify nursing diagnoses and appropriate nursing interventions applicable to women with CHD during the acute phase.
15. Identify reasons women have historically been excluded from clinical trials related to the diagnosis and treatment of CHD.
16. Identify areas where further research is needed in relation to CHD and women.

This 15-hour continuing education course is available for download for professional development; if continuing education credit is desired, please see instructions included in eBook.
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The purpose of this course is to identify the unique challenges that face women with heart disease, including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. In addition, members of the public may use this course to enhance their personal knowledge of the subject matter presented.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

1. Describe the morbidity and mortality associated with CHD, especially in women.
2. Describe how female cardiac anatomy and physiology differs from men's.
3. Discuss the role that traditional and nontraditional risk factors play in the development of CHD in women.
4. List sex- and gender-specific risk factors for CHD in women.
5. Discuss primary CHD prevention strategies for women.
6. Identify reasons CHD is more complex to diagnose in women.
7. Compare and contrast the efficacy of noninvasive and invasive cardiac diagnostic tests in women.
8. Describe the basic types and variations of angina and their prevalence in women.
9. Compare and contrast the usual clinical course of women with angina versus myocardial infarction (MI).
10. Discuss common complications seen in women post-MI.
11. Discuss clinical outcomes of medical treatment options in women with CHD.
12. Discuss the preoperative status of women undergoing coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery and implications for postoperative outcomes.
13. Describe clinical outcomes associated with female participation in formal cardiac rehabilitation programs.
14. Identify nursing diagnoses and appropriate nursing interventions applicable to women with CHD during the acute phase.
15. Identify reasons women have historically been excluded from clinical trials related to the diagnosis and treatment of CHD.
16. Identify areas where further research is needed in relation to CHD and women.

This 15-hour continuing education course is available for download for professional development; if continuing education credit is desired, please see instructions included in eBook.

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BN ID: 2940186614913
Publisher: NetCE
Publication date: 01/01/2023
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 328,130
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