Noninvasive Cardiac Diagnostic Tests

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-NCDT

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Identify the various types of noninvasive diagnostic cardiac tests, including their purpose.
Recall patient management and patient education that should be provided before and after noninvasive diagnostic cardiac tests, including expectations and potential adverse effects.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Electrocardiograms

Overview

Holter and Cardiac Event Monitors

Section 3: Echocardiograms

Overview

TTE

TEE

Stress and 3-D Echocardiograms

Section 4: Stress Tests

Exercise Stress Tests

Pharmacological Stress Tests

Stress Echocardiography

Nuclear Imaging Scan

Section 5: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Computed Tomography (CT)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Section 6: Tilt-Table Testing

Syncope Overview

Tilt-Table Testing

Section 7: Clinical Vignette

Meet Danielle

Section 8: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Subject Matter Expert: Alia Lutz, BA, BSN, RN

Alia Lutz, BA, BSN, RN, has over 10 years of experience as a Registered Nurse with a focus on cardiothoracic, respiratory, and coronary care. She has also had experience in Med-Surg, step-down and ICU. Prior to joining Relias as a SME and Content Writer for acute care, she provided virtual education and injection training on injectable biologics to patients, reported adverse events, and was a patient advocate. She has collaborated with peers on creating job aids, writing policies, and improving quality of care and documentation. Alia received her Bachelors in Nursing from Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand in 2011.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.