Cardiology & Pulmonary Medicine DVD

Pathophysiology: Heart Failure and Pulmonary Edema DVD - 30 minutes  Shipped in 7 days Cat.# BL-1D1 $130.00 ADD TO CART

Enhance your patient care by deepening your understanding of heart failure and pulmonary edema. See exactly what's happening inside your patient and know exactly what it means for your care.

With this DVD, you'll get a wealth of practical information on every clinically relevant aspect of these two disorders:

• Anatomy and physiology: You'll review key structures and processes.

• Disease causes: You'll see how heart failure and pulmonary edema develop.

• Signs and symptoms: You'll link assessment findings to what's happening inside your patient.

• Complications: You'll learn how complications develop, and you'll recognize their warning signs.

• Diagnostic tests: You'll understand the significance of abnormal test results.

• Priority interventions: When these disorders reach a crisis point, you'll know what to do first - and why.

• Essential teaching topics: You'll know exactly what to teach your patients.

2007

Pathophysiology: Coronary Artery Disease and Angina Pectoris DVD - 30 minutes  Shipped in 24 hours Cat.# BL-2D1 $130.00 ADD TO CART

See exactly what's happening inside patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and angina pectoris, and know exactly what it means for your nursing care.

With this DVD, you'll get a wealth of practical information on every clinically relevant aspect of these two disorders.

You'll be able to:

• identify key risk factors for CAD

• differentiate between stable and unstable angina, their pathophysiologies, and treatments

• understand how CAD affects internal structures and processes

• recognize signs and symptoms of CAD and angina, and link your assessment findings to what's happening inside your patient's body

• detect complications and intervene before they reach a crisis point

• explain to patients how diagnostic tests reveal CAD and potential risk factors, and how drugs and surgery help treat CAD and reduce angina pain

• teach patients with CAD and angina how to care for themselves and improve their quality of life.......and much, much more.

Pathophysiology: Hypertension DVD - 30 minutes  Shipped in 24 hours Cat.# BL-3D1 $130.00 ADD TO CART

Identify signs of hypertension - "the silent killer" - and help treat
it before life-threatening complications occur.

You'll see exactly what's happening inside your patient with hypertension and know exactly what it means for your nursing care.

With this DVD, you'll learn how to:

• differentiate between primary and secondary hypertension

• identify modifiable and unmodifiable risk factors

• spot hard-to-detect signs and symptoms that point to potential complications

• determine which stage of hypertension your patients are in

• analyze diagnostic test results with skill and accuracy

• provide high-quality patient teaching that complements nursing and medical interventions and helps control high blood pressure.......and much, much more.

Pathophysiology: Myocardial Infarction DVD - 30 minutes  Shipped in 7 days Cat.# BL-4D1 $130.00 ADD TO CART

Spot warning signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction (MI) and its life-threatening complications, and intervene quickly and expertly. You'll see exactly what's happening inside your patient's body and know exactly what it means for your nursing care before, during, and after an MI. With this DVD, you'll learn how to:

• respond swiftly and effectively to reduce the risk of sudden death

• analyze electrocardiogram tracings and other diagnostic test results to determine where the patient's heart has been damaged

• understand how a non-Q wave MI progresses to a Q wave MI

• prepare the patient for related medical and surgical treatments

• provide superior ongoing nursing care once the patient's condition has stabilized

• teach the patient how to achieve a full recovery through lifestyle changes and cardiac rehabilitation......and much, much more.

Pathophysiology: Arrhythmias DVD - 30 minutes  Shipped in 7 days Cat.# BL-6D1 $130.00 ADD TO CART

Quickly spot the telltale signs that distinguish a potentially
deadly arrhythmia from a benign one.

And learn to prevent arrhythmias - or stop them in their tracks. With this DVD, you'll get a wealth of practical information on every clinically relevant aspect of arrhythmias. You'll see exactly what's happening inside your patient and know precisely what it means for your nursing care.

Among other things, you'll learn how to:

• link your patient's assessment findings to changes in the electrical conduction system
  differentiate between atrial fibrillation and various types of atrioventricular (AV) blocks and ventricular arrhythmias, including their pathophysiologies

• analyze electrocardiogram tracings and other test results to pinpoint the type and severity of your patient's arrhythmias

• provide or assist with state-of-the-art treatments, such as implantable defibrillator insertion and drug therapy

• intervene rapidly and effectively to limit complications

• teach patients about vital tests, treatments, and follow-up care

Pathophysiology: Asthma, Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis DVD - 30 minutes  Shipped in 7 days Cat.# BL-7D1 $130.00 ADD TO CART

Recognize the signs of asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis, and manage these disorders effectively to prevent life-threatening complications. With this DVD, you'll get a wealth of practical information to help you understand and treat these common respiratory disorders. You'll see exactly what's happening inside the patient's body and know precisely what it means to your nursing care.

Among other things, you'll learn how to:

• identify factors that can trigger a dangerous acute exacerbation

• quickly spot the signs and symptoms of an acute exacerbation

• expertly assess patients with asthma, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis

• analyze ABG levels and chest X-rays to estimate the details of respiratory compromise

• prepare patients for therapy with bronchodilators, corticosteroids, mast-cell stabilizers, antileukotrienes, and other treatments

• teach patients how to manage their disorder after discharge.

Cardiovascular Examination - Individual DVD - 29 minutes Shipped in 6 days Cat.# MV-1S $120.00 ADD TO CART Institutional Shipped in 6 days Cat.# MV-1I $150.00 ADD TO CART

The film starts with a brief history, and then a demonstration of the systematic examination of the cardiovascular system in a 63-year old woman with mixed mitral valve disease. It finishes with discussion of examination technique.

2004

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Respiratory Examination - Individual DVD - 20 minutes Shipped in 6 days Cat.# MV-2S $120.00 ADD TO CART Institutional Shipped in 6 days Cat.# MV-2I $150.00 ADD TO CART

The systematic technique for examination of the respiratory system is demonstrated on a normal man. The programme finishes with a discussion of breath sounds, added sounds, and some constellations of physical signs, and the use of the peak flow meter.

2005

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Cardiac Cases 1 - Individual DVD - 28 minutes Shipped in 6 days Cat.# MV-16S $120.00 ADD TO CART Institutional Shipped in 6 days Cat.# MV-16I $150.00 ADD TO CART

On this film four classical cases in adults of congenital, and valvular heart disease are presented, and their physical signs demonstrated. They are: patent ductus arteriosus; atrial septal defect; severe aortic regurgitation; and mixed aortic and mitral valve disease. Each case presentation is followed by a brief relevant discussion. This and the succeeding film together provide an excellent introduction to the diagnosis of such cardiac disorders, with the sounds well recorded.

2004

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Cardiac Cases 2 - Individual DVD - 34 minutes Shipped in 6 days Cat.# MV-17S $120.00 ADD TO CART Institutional Shipped in 6 days Cat.# MV-17I $150.00 ADD TO CART

On this film four classical cases in adults of valvular heart disease are presented, and their physical signs demonstrated. They are: pure mitral stenosis; mitral valve prolapse; mixed mitral valve disease with aortic regurgitation; and cor pulmonale with severe tricuspid regurgitation. Each case presentation is followed by a brief relevant discussion. This and the preceding film together provide an excellent introduction to the diagnosis of such cardiac disorders, with the sounds well recorded.

2004

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Respiratory Physical Signs - Individual DVD - 38 minutes Shipped in 6 days Cat.# MV-19S $120.00 ADD TO CART Institutional Shipped in 6 days Cat.# MV-19I $150.00 ADD TO CART

On this film are demonstrated five patients with different respiratory diseases, who together illustrate many of the respiratory physical signs and how to interpret them. The cases are: consolidation of the left lower lobe due to tuberculosis; acute asthma; long-standing complete atelectatic collapse of the left lung; a large right pleural effusion; and right basal bronchiectasis. The film complements Programme 2 (Examination of the Respiratory System); in this film the sounds are recorded (eg bronchial breathing, whispering pectoriloquoy, and pleural friction rub).

2005

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