Description
Duration:
120 minutes including a Q&A
Includes:
• A certificate of completion
• The on-demand recording to watch at your convenience
• A handout in PDF format for viewing or self-printing
Description:
Barb Bancroft’s approach to Interpreting Lab Tests is a “must hear” for nurses in all areas and nurses at all levels. You will leave the seminar with a number of practical pearls that can be applied to your patients in the hospital, in the primary care facility, or in the ICU. The WBC and differential is discussed as it relates to viral infections, bacterial infections, and parasitic infections. Iron deficiency anemias will be differentiated from B12 and folic acid anemias and you’ll get some helpful hints for patient with lead as a cause of anemia. The lipid profile will be discussed, as will liver function tests and clinical correlations. Various drugs will be correlated with their effects on lab tests, including chemotherapy, antibiotics, statins and other lipid-lowering agents. In addition, because we are in the age of COVID -19, Barb will give an extended description of what happens physiologically in a “Cytokine Storm” and what you may see physically and in Lab Tests in a patient who has COVID -19
Topics in the “B: WBC, Differential, & Immunology” webinar:
• Understanding the role of neutrophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils, monocytes, and basophils in differentiating viral, bacterial and other infectious diseases;
• The neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in COVID-19; the “shift-to-the-left”
• Immune response& Antibody Tests for Autoimmune diseases;
• What happens in a “Cytokine Storm”
• Tests for inflammation—ESR, CRP
• Drugs that influence the inflammatory and immune responses
Who Should Attend?:
• RNs, LPNs, NPs, RPNs in All Areas; Acute, Critical Care, Geriatric, Community Care, Primary Care
• Pharmacists, Dietitians, Occupational Health Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners, Educators, Managers
Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP
Barb Bancroft is a widely acclaimed nursing teacher who has taught courses on Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment to both graduate and undergraduate students. Also certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, she has held faculty positions at the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas, Loyola University of Chicago, and St. Xavier University of Chicago. Barb is known for her extensive knowledge of pathophysiology and as one of the most dynamic nursing speakers in North America today. Delivering her material with equal parts of evidence based practise, practical application, and humour, she has taught numerous seminars on clinical and health maintenance topics to healthcare professionals, including the Association for Practitioners for Infection Control, The Emergency Nurses’ Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and more.
