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Clinical Medicine

(SU13) My Patient Is Still SOB in Therapy! What Else Can I Do?

Sunday, March 10, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Room: 221
CMD Clinical Credit Recording
CME: (1.5) MOC: (1.5) CMD Clinical: (1.5) NP Pharmacology Hours ()
Disclosure(s):
Nicole M. Orr, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.
Matthew F. Griffith, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.
Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, FAPTA: No financial relationships to disclose.
Hospital readmission from a skilled nursing facility stay is a marker of poor prognosis and interrupts rehabilitation potential. Shortness of breath and hypoxia are a major driver of hospital readmissions and PAC providers need a better understanding of effective strategies for early intervention and management. This session will review both common and more nuanced pathophysiologic drivers of dyspnea in complex geriatric patients in SNFs. Attendees will hear recommendations on best practices for management of these complex patients from specialists in pulmonary medicine, cardiology and physical medicine & rehabilitation.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:
  • Improve understanding of the complexities surrounding the diagnosis and etiology of dyspnea in older adults with multiple comorbidities with admitted to post-acute care for rehabilitation.
  • Develop an strategy for discerning and treating the most common causes of dyspnea in SNF patients, including those related to underling lung disease, cardiac disease in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction, and physical deconditioning.
  • Understand the importance of applying the most up to date recommendations related to the management of ILD/COPD, HFPEF and treatment of deconditioning to improve outcomes in PAC patients.