Acid-Base Balance and Blood Gas Interpretation in the Neonate
Program Date: 20 December 2017
Publication Date: 1 December 2017
Continuing Education Units: Nurse Contact: 1.0
Course Description:
Reviews principles of acid-base balance in the neonate.
Course Objectives:
- Review basic principles of acid base balance
- Discuss specific conditions of acidosis and alkalosis
- Discuss role of anion gap
- Review physiology of gas exchange
- Determine how to evaluate blood gas measurements
- Run Time: 42
Course Instructor Bio(s)
David H. Adamkin, MD
Division Director of Neonatology
Norton Children’s Hospital
Louisville, KY
Dr. David Adamkin is a neonatologist in Louisville, Kentucky and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Baptist Health Louisville and Norton Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from State University of New York Upstate Medical University and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:
Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.
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