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The AAHFN Online Journal Club provides an opportunity for nurses to review contemporary literature and translate research into practice while networking with nurses actively engaged in heart failure nursing. The topics focus on various issues impacting heart failure and heart failure nurses. The format includes both audio and blogging interaction at a convenient time for you.

 

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Screening for Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy in Everyday Practice

Posted By Administration, Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Recording Link: https://fccdl.in/nJN3dm2cn6

Some discussion questions about this article to consider include:

1. Why is it important to distinguish between AL and ATTR-CM?

2. What are some of the red flags to think about when screening for ATTR-CM?

3. What is the next step in order to diagnose, once you have clinical suspicion
for ATTR-CM?

4. Can you discuss a case study with the group? Discussing case studies can help
to bring about awareness for this disease process and early recognition/diagnosis.

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Amyloidosis

Posted By Administration, Sunday, April 26, 2020

Recording Link: https://fccdl.in/8Ne5BAsPXh

Some discussion questions about this article to consider include:

How does AL defer from ATTR amyloidosis?

How is AL amyloidosis diagnosed? Is blood work enough to establish a diagnosis? Why or why not?

Why is it important to co-manage AL amyloidosis patients? What specialties would you include in a multidisciplinary team?

What is the nursing role (both at the RN and APRN levels) in promoting health and therapy in patients with AL amyloidosis?

Thanks for join us today and I hope you join us in our blog for further discussion.

 

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Cardiac Amyloidosis

Posted By Administration, Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Cardiac Amyloidosis 

Recording Linkhttps://fccdl.in/9PgmLv0DDH

 

Knowledge Check Questions:

1. How do the types of amyloidosis impact prognosis and treatment?

2. What new therapies have emerged for treating ATTR amyloidosis? Why is this important?

3. What is the nursing role (both at the RN and APRN levels) in promoting health and therapy in our patients with amyloidosis?

4. Why do amyloidosis patients not tolerate typical GDMT for CHF?

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