Participants will learn:
• Pathophysiology of pain including the different types of pain and treatment considerations
• Medication categories in treatment of pain and safety considerations
• Biases in pain management
• Pathophysiology of hypertension including cardiac output, peripheral resistance, heart rate, and stroke volume and the differences between primary (essential), secondary, and persistent hypertension
• Classifications of hypertension (2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Guidelines)
• Factors contributing to a rise in blood pressure including considerations for high-risk special populations
• About NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors including therapeutic actions and considerations for patients with high blood pressure and CVD