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The goal of this program is to improve the use of anesthesia in elderly patients and the management of pulmonary hypertension during anesthesia. After hearing and assimilating this program, the clinician will be better able to:
1. Identify risk factors for poor surgical outcomes in elderly patients.
2. Use appropriate screening and prognostic tools for the assessment of surgical outcomes in elderly patients.
3. Distinguish between precapillary and postcapillary pulmo-nary hypertension.
4. Elaborate on the pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension.
5. Develop a plan for evaluation and anesthetic management of a surgical patient with pulmonary hypertension.
- Provider:Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc.
- Activity Link: https://www.audio-digest.org/Specialties/Anesthesiology
- Start Date: 2022-10-03 05:00:00
- End Date: 2022-10-03 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 2.0 hours
- MOC Credit Details: ABA - 2.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
- Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Yes
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence, Learner Knowledge, Learner Performance
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: General Operative Anesthesia