Clinical
care in the intensive care unit (ICU) is exceptionally dynamic; patients may
present differently day to day, or even hour by hour, and so their lab values
and medication needs may fluctuate often. SLPs need to remain extraordinarily
aware of changes in these lab values and medications to inform their ongoing
assessment and treatment. This course examines classes of medications and lab
values, their effects on a patient’s presentation, and how they may
influence SLP assessment and treatment as well as interprofessional
decision-making.
Learning
Outcomes
You will
be able to:
- Explain how altered lab values
may contribute to patient presentation, assist in differential diagnosis, and
impact SLP assessment and/or treatment
- Explain the effects of a class
of medication on patient presentation and how it may influence SLP assessment
and/or treatment
Presenter
Information
Madeline
Weber, MA, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) completed her Bachelor of Arts
in Speech and Hearing Sciences from The Ohio State University and holds a
Master of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Case Western
Reserve University. Madeline joined Cleveland Clinic's section of
speech-language pathology in 2022, completing her clinical fellowship and
continuing after her clinical fellowship as an acute care speech-language
pathologist. Her clinical interests include assessment and treatment
of adults in the acute care setting with disorders of swallowing, speech,
language, and cognition, with special interest in the head and neck cancer
population.
Disclosures:
- Employee of Cleveland
Clinic
- Financial compensation from ASHA
for this presentation
Assessment
Type
Self-assessment—Think
about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your
new knowledge.
To earn
continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning
assessment by no later than the end date below.
Program
History and CE Information
Content origination date: April 18, 2025
End date: April 18, 2030
This course is offered for 0.05 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
