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FINALLY Unlock the Power of Lab Interpretation: Go Beyond the Numbers to Transform Patient Care


Speaker:
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC
Duration:
Approx 6 hrs
Copyright:
Nov 05, 2025
Product Code:
RNV073075
Media Type:
DVD - Also available: In-Person Seminar  2 | Live Webcast | Digital Seminar


Description

Ever had a gut feeling that something wasn’t right – even when lab results came back “normal”? Learn how to decode those silent signals and make swift, informed decisions.

As you step into the role of a true clinician, you’ll discover strategies to become more proactive, not reactive. This high-energy, interactive seminar will equip you with the confidence and critical thinking skills to interpret lab results with precision, uncover subtle clinical clues, and elevate your impact as a patient advocate powerhouse.

Join internally recognized speaker and critical care expert Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, PCCN, CMSRN, LNC, as she demystifies both the common and the often-overlooked lab values that can make or break patient outcomes. With over 30 years of experience as an ICU nurse, rapid response, clinician, and mentor to new nurses, Cyndi brings unmatched clinical depth, real-world insight, and a dynamic teaching style that makes complex topics practical and memorable.

In this seminar, you’ll explore a wide range of laboratory tests – why they’re ordered, what they reveal, and how to interpret them with confidence. Learn to identify early warning signs hidden within “normal” labs, anticipate complications before they occur, and confidently guide clinical decisions that change lives.

This isn’t just a review of lab values – this is a masterclass in clinical interpretation that will:

  • Deepen your understanding of lab pathophysiology
  • Enhance your clinical foresight
  • Build your confidence in interpreting both common and complex results
  • Help anticipate  symptoms – before crises arise

Stop waiting for the numbers to tell the whole story – learn to read between the lines. Purchase now and become the clinician your patients count on when it matters most.

Credit

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Speaker

Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC's Profile

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Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC, brings over 30 years of diverse nursing experience, with a strong clinical background in intensive care, emergency, and progressive care settings. Since 2008, she has also worked as a legal nurse consultant, contributing her expertise to more than 200 cases across plaintiff, defense, and Board of Nursing reviews.

Currently, Cyndi divides her professional time between serving as a legal consultant and working as an ICU and rapid response nurse at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. She holds master’s degrees in both counseling and nursing education and is completing a third graduate degree in nursing leadership.

A seasoned speaker on national and international stages, Cyndi is known for her dynamic and engaging presentations, combining up-to-date clinical insight, evidence-based practice, memorable stories, and humor to create impactful learning experiences. A proud veteran of the US Navy, she served for ten years, concluding her military career as a Lieutenant Commander.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cynthia Zarbano is the owner of Clinical Review Consultants and has an employment relationship with Mayo Mankato. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Сòòò½ÊÓÆµ. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Cynthia Zarbano has no relevant non-financial relationships.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

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Objectives

  1. Evaluate the results of coagulation studies (PT/INT/ APTT, 10a levels, Fibrinogen, D-Dimer).
  2. Explore a deeper understanding of the clotting cascade and which labs correlate with which part of the cascade.
  3. Analyze a Complete Blood Count (CBC) with differential and associated clinical applications (anemias, “shift to the left”, clues to infections, platelet abnormalities, breaking down the differential, etc).
  4. Recognize the clinical implications of metabolic panels.
  5. Comprehend liver function tests and decipher the clues from the test results.
  6. Plan for reversal of anticoagulation agents, including factor 10a inhibitors.
  7. Distinguish between life-threatening electrolyte imbalances, as well as potential causes and interventions.
  8. Predict renal function based on BUN, Creatinine, BUN/CR ratio, and GFR.
  9. Interpret cardiac panel results in a suspected acute myocardial infarction.
  10. Evaluate gram stains and differentials.
  11. Analyze blood gases and pertinent clinical implications.
  12. Differentiate between bacterial, viral meningitis, and viral encephalitis based on lumbar puncture findings.
  13. Recognize the key clinical indicators and implications for infection on a urinalysis.

Outline

  • Basic Metabolic Profile (BMP) and More

  • Glucose
  • Acid base
  • Renal function
    • Acute and chronic renal failure labs and findings
    • How labs can help you differentiate cause of AKI
    • Creatinine
    • BUN
    • BUN/Creat ratios
    • Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
    • Urine Na+ and Osmolality
    • FENA
    • Discover the difference between ATN and pre-renal causes based on the labs/other patient clues
  • Life-threatening electrolytes
    • Potassium
    • Magnesium
    • Sodium
    • Calcium
    • Phosphorous
  • Anion gap
  • Ionized calcium
  • Corrected calcium equation
  • Comprehensive Metabolic Panel: Adding the LFTs to the BMP

  • LFTs: Exploring the liver and changes related to liver failure
  • AST/ALT/ALP/Total bilirubin/proteins
  • Shall we add transaminase?
  • Health issues and symptom management in severe liver failure
    • Jaundice
    • Ascites
    • Hepatic encephalopathy
    • Coagulopathies
  • CBC with Differential: Interpreting the Components

  • What can impact WBC’s and neutrophil findings
  • Anemias/polycythemia
  • Understanding the differential
  • The “Shift to the Left” explained
  • Current Guidelines on transfusing
  • Exploring those blood products
  • Cardiac Labs: Ishemia vs. Myocardial Infarction

  • Troponin I and Troponin Delta’s
  • EKG Signals: What am I seeing?
  • Distinguishing a STEMI vx. NSTEMI
  • Another cardiac lab: BNP vs Pro-BNP
  • Coagulation/Thrombotic Risk Panels: Clues to Clotting

  • The Clotting Cascade
  • Selecting the correct lab test for different medications
  • aPTT
  • PT
  • INR
  • 10a
  • Fibrinogen
  • D-dimer
  • Anticoagulants and reversal agents
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy (DIC) and DIC panels
  • Urinalysis: Does Your Patient Have a UTI?

  • Current guidelines
  • UA’s
  • Clues to a UA typically depend on the patient population
  • Blood Gases: Identifying the Underlying Abnormality

  • Three types of blood gases: Choosing the right test for the right result
    • Arterial, venous, mixed Venous
  • Interpreting arterial blood gases: It’s easier than you think using a simple tool!
  • Blood Cultures

  • Culture reminders!
  • Cultures from central lines or dialysis ports …
  • Gram stains
  • Sensitivities
  • Labs and Sepsis: Taking a Team Approach

  • Systematic inflammation and the progression from SIRS to MODS
  • Labs of sepsis
    • Lactate levels
    • Procalcitonin levels
    • WBCs
    • Neutrophils – Shift to the Left
    • So many other clues – Current surviving sepsis campaign guidelines
  • Lumbar Punctures/Cerebral Spinal Fluid

  • LP procedure
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Viral meningitis
  • Viral encephalitis
  • Understanding Thyroid Dysfunction

  • TSH
  • T4 levels
  • T3 levels
  • Glycemic Abnormalities

  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hyperglycemic states – Differentiating and treatment clarification
    • Hypoglycemia
    • DKA
    • HHS (HHNK)
    • Treatment for each

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists
  • Physician Assistants
  • Physical Therapists
  • Occupational Therapists

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