Tracey Long – Endocrine Emergencies

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Speaker:Tracey Long, PhD, APRN-BC, RN, MS, MSN, CDCES, CCRN, CNE

Duration:2 Hours 01 Minutes

Format:Audio and Video

Copyright:Jul 10, 2024  

Description

Unlock the critical knowledge needed to manage life-threatening endocrine emergencies with our comprehensive course. Learn to describe and treat thyroid storm and myxedema coma, identify and manage three diabetic emergencies, and compare clinical presentations of hypoglycemia, DKA, and HNS. Master treatment protocols for diabetic crises and acute adrenal crises, applying your understanding of adrenal hormone cortisol.

Speaker 

Tracey Long, PhD, APRN-BC, RN, MS, MSN, CDCES, CCRN, CNE

As a registered nurse for 36 years, Dr. Long has worked in critical care, emergency medicine, primary care, and endocrinology. She is a professor of nursing at Chamberlain University and family nurse practitioner. She has been a certified diabetes care and education specialist for 25 years and teaches a certified diabetes educator review course. She teaches medical Spanish and one of her favorite activities is taking nurses and allied healthcare professionals each summer to offer free medical clinics to underserved communities around the world with her non-profit organization www.bridgesforhealth.org.

As a published author, she has written a book on how to thrive with diabetes, not just survive, three children’s health books, three books on family history and many professional research articles. She married her college sweetheart, and they have their own “long legacy” of 6 children who teach her what’s really important in life.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Tracey Long has employment relationships with Utah Body and Soul, College of Southern Nevada, Chamberlain College, Travelers Education Group, Nurse.Com, and Atrain. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Tracey Long is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the American Diabetes Association, the National Certified Diabetes Educator Association, and the American Nurses Association. She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Medical Education Development and is a contributing editor Yangtz Journal of Medicine.

Objectives

• Describe the pathophysiology and management of thyroid storm and myxedema coma
• Identify three diabetic emergencies
• Compare the clinical presentation of hypoglycemia, DKA and HNS
• List management approaches for diabetic emergencies
• Apply knowledge of the adrenal hormone cortisol to verbalize treatment for acute adrenal crisis

Outline

• Thyroid Disorders:
• Identification and Management of Hyperthyroidism, Graves’ and Thyroid Storm

• Causes
• Diagnostic tests
• Medical & pharmacological management
• Diagnostic testing and treatment for Hypothyroidism

• Causes
• Diagnostic tests
• Medical & pharmacological management
• Pancreatic Disorders:

• Hypoglycemia
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Hyperglycemic Non-Ketotic Syndrome
• Adrenal Disorders:
• Addison’s Disease and Crisis

• Causes
• Diagnostic tests
• Medical & pharmacological management

Target Audience

• Nurse Practitioners 
• Physician Assistants
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Other Clinicians

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