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Volume 13 - Issue 11 - November, 2005

No Pain Is All Gain for the Cardiac Cath Lab at Children`s Healthcare of Atlanta
06/19/2008
Marla Houchin, RN; Tracy Brown, RN; Leigh Durrett, RN; Dawn Boughton, RN; Angela Hawthorne, RN; Lauren Dwyer
Recent technological developments allow procedures that once required general anesthesia and surgery to be performed in the catheterization laboratory on an outpatient basis. As one of the busiest pediatric catheterization laboratories in the...
Recent technological developments allow procedures that once required general anesthesia and surgery to be performed in the catheterization laboratory on an outpatient basis. As one of the busiest pediatric catheterization laboratories in the...
Recent technological...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A column for those new to the cath lab
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
A young female patient came to our cath lab with very high PA pressures. The doctor said that she needed to have nitric oxide treatments. What are nitric oxide treatments? Pulmonary hypertension occurs in people with chronic obstructive...
A young female patient came to our cath lab with very high PA pressures. The doctor said that she needed to have nitric oxide treatments. What are nitric oxide treatments? Pulmonary hypertension occurs in people with chronic obstructive...
A young female patient came to...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Then and NowWhere Is Imaging Headed?
06/19/2008
Victoria Hollingsworth Schuler
Today, we have expanded our imaging modalities to include 7 cardiac cath labs, 3 electrophysiology labs, 1 magnetic resonance (MR) machine, and a 64-slice CT scanner. What will the future hold? As managers and administrators, we need to spend...
Today, we have expanded our imaging modalities to include 7 cardiac cath labs, 3 electrophysiology labs, 1 magnetic resonance (MR) machine, and a 64-slice CT scanner. What will the future hold? As managers and administrators, we need to spend...
Today, we have expanded our...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
No Pain Is All Gain for the Cardiac Cath Lab at Children`s Healthcare of Atlanta
06/19/2008
Angela Hawthorne, RN; Lauren Dwyer; Marla Houchin, RN; Tracy Brown, RN; Leigh Durrett, RN; Dawn Boughton, RN
Recent technological developments allow procedures that once required general anesthesia and surgery to be performed in the catheterization laboratory on an outpatient basis. As one of the busiest pediatric catheterization laboratories in the...
Recent technological developments allow procedures that once required general anesthesia and surgery to be performed in the catheterization laboratory on an outpatient basis. As one of the busiest pediatric catheterization laboratories in the...
Recent technological...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Technology Pulse
New Antimicrobial Silver Nanotechnology for Percutaneous Devices in the Cath Lab
06/19/2008
Bruce Gibbins, PhD
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that hospital-related infections are now the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Especially susceptible to these hospital-related infections are patients treated with percutaneous and...
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that hospital-related infections are now the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Especially susceptible to these hospital-related infections are patients treated with percutaneous and...
The Centers for Disease Control...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A column for those new to the cath lab
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
A young female patient came to our cath lab with very high PA pressures. The doctor said that she needed to have nitric oxide treatments. What are nitric oxide treatments? Pulmonary hypertension occurs in people with chronic obstructive...
A young female patient came to our cath lab with very high PA pressures. The doctor said that she needed to have nitric oxide treatments. What are nitric oxide treatments? Pulmonary hypertension occurs in people with chronic obstructive...
A young female patient came to...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Recognizing Excellence
06/19/2008
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas (PHD)
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas (PHD)...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Recognizing Excellence
06/19/2008
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas (PHD)
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas (PHD)...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
What Do You Think?
06/19/2008
Multiple ongoing questions... Your responses are welcome!
Multiple ongoing questions... Your re...
Can you help your fellow professionals with the following NEW question? Expired Supplies I am inquiring if any staff member of Cath Lab Digest knows of an organization that accepts old and expired devices (i.e., catheters, stents, etc.)...
Can you help your fellow professionals with the following NEW question? Expired Supplies I am inquiring if any staff member of Cath Lab Digest knows of an organization that accepts old and expired devices (i.e., catheters, stents, etc.)...
Can you help your fellow...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
What Do You Think?
06/19/2008
Multiple ongoing questions... Your responses are welcome!
Multiple ongoing questions... Your re...
Can you help your fellow professionals with the following NEW question? Expired Supplies I am inquiring if any staff member of Cath Lab Digest knows of an organization that accepts old and expired devices (i.e., catheters, stents, etc.)...
Can you help your fellow professionals with the following NEW question? Expired Supplies I am inquiring if any staff member of Cath Lab Digest knows of an organization that accepts old and expired devices (i.e., catheters, stents, etc.)...
Can you help your fellow...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Follow-Up to the Cath Lab Digest October 2005 Article Entitled: Educating Invasive Cardiology Patients from Multicultural Backgr
06/19/2008
Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RCIS, RT, CPFT, CCT
At our facility, a nurse practitioner and/or a physician assistant completes the history and physical on all outpatients. They enter the information into a tablet PC computer that contains an electronic-based form that is printed out and...
At our facility, a nurse practitioner and/or a physician assistant completes the history and physical on all outpatients. They enter the information into a tablet PC computer that contains an electronic-based form that is printed out and...
At our facility, a nurse...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Follow-Up to the Cath Lab Digest October 2005 Article Entitled: Educating Invasive Cardiology Patients from Multicultural Backgr
06/19/2008
Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RCIS, RT, CPFT, CCT
At our facility, a nurse practitioner and/or a physician assistant completes the history and physical on all outpatients. They enter the information into a tablet PC computer that contains an electronic-based form that is printed out and...
At our facility, a nurse practitioner and/or a physician assistant completes the history and physical on all outpatients. They enter the information into a tablet PC computer that contains an electronic-based form that is printed out and...
At our facility, a nurse...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
DRUG-ELUTING STENT SOLUTIONS: DEVICE SELECTION IN THE CATH LAB A Manager`s Perspective
06/19/2008
Stephen M. Foster, BS, RT(R), RCIS, FSICP
Stephen has been the catheterization laboratory manager at St. Anthony’s Central and North Hospitals in Denver, Colorado, for the past three years. In his twenty years in the lab, he has been responsible for scrub, circulator and monitor...
Stephen has been the catheterization laboratory manager at St. Anthony’s Central and North Hospitals in Denver, Colorado, for the past three years. In his twenty years in the lab, he has been responsible for scrub, circulator and monitor...
Stephen has been the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
St. Clair Hospital`s Experience with Rinspiration A New Technology for Thombus Removal
06/19/2008
Shawn M. Balaschak, RN, BSN, MS
Patient Presentation A 69-year-old female patient presented to our emergency department experiencing chest pain, which she rated as an 8 on a scale of 10. The patient is a nonsmoker with a history of atrial fibrillation. Once admitted to the...
Patient Presentation A 69-year-old female patient presented to our emergency department experiencing chest pain, which she rated as an 8 on a scale of 10. The patient is a nonsmoker with a history of atrial fibrillation. Once admitted to the...
Patient Presentation A...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Technology Pulse
New, State-of-the-Art Cardiac Flat-Panel Detector Technology Enhances Overall Workflow for Busy Hospital
06/19/2008
Roger Noble, MD
At Moore Regional, we have long offered our community the sophisticated cardiovascular care usually reserved for larger metropolitan healthcare facilities. In an effort to further enhance our level of patient care, the hospital decided to...
At Moore Regional, we have long offered our community the sophisticated cardiovascular care usually reserved for larger metropolitan healthcare facilities. In an effort to further enhance our level of patient care, the hospital decided to...
At Moore Regional, we have long...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Section
Central Florida Institute: Invasive Cardiovascular Technology
06/19/2008
Richard Wilson, BS, RRT, RCIS
How long has your program been in operation? The first class in Invasive Cardiovascular Technology (ICT) at Central Florida Institute (CFI) was launched in January 2004. It was powered by area hospital demands for properly trained...
How long has your program been in operation? The first class in Invasive Cardiovascular Technology (ICT) at Central Florida Institute (CFI) was launched in January 2004. It was powered by area hospital demands for properly trained...
How long has your program been...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
DRUG-ELUTING STENT SOLUTIONS: DEVICE SELECTION IN THE CATH LAB A Manager`s Perspective
06/19/2008
Stephen M. Foster, BS, RT(R), RCIS, FSICP
Stephen has been the catheterization laboratory manager at St. Anthony’s Central and North Hospitals in Denver, Colorado, for the past three years. In his twenty years in the lab, he has been responsible for scrub, circulator and monitor...
Stephen has been the catheterization laboratory manager at St. Anthony’s Central and North Hospitals in Denver, Colorado, for the past three years. In his twenty years in the lab, he has been responsible for scrub, circulator and monitor...
Stephen has been the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Advances in Simulation Training for Cath Lab Staff
06/19/2008
Emily Conner, RN
Percutaneous interventional approaches for the treatment of vascular disease have become more common. As catheter-based technology advances, physicians are preparing to perform an increased volume of percutaneous alternatives to surgery....
Percutaneous interventional approaches for the treatment of vascular disease have become more common. As catheter-based technology advances, physicians are preparing to perform an increased volume of percutaneous alternatives to surgery....
Percutaneous interventional...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Advances in Simulation Training for Cath Lab Staff
06/19/2008
Emily Conner, RN
Percutaneous interventional approaches for the treatment of vascular disease have become more common. As catheter-based technology advances, physicians are preparing to perform an increased volume of percutaneous alternatives to surgery....
Percutaneous interventional approaches for the treatment of vascular disease have become more common. As catheter-based technology advances, physicians are preparing to perform an increased volume of percutaneous alternatives to surgery....
Percutaneous interventional...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Progression of the Advanced Practice Levels of RPA-RAs (CBRPA)
06/19/2008
V. Lanier Hall, RT(R), BS ; Charles Ody Williams, BS , RCIS, CPFT, CCT, FSICP, BSRS; Bhawna Oberoi, BSRS; James L. Abraham
Radiology was not included in the military’s plan, however, because NPs and PA-Cs are traditionally indoctrinated in clinical health fields such as cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine,...
Radiology was not included in the military’s plan, however, because NPs and PA-Cs are traditionally indoctrinated in clinical health fields such as cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine,...
Radiology was not included in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Recognizing Excellence in the Cath Lab
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest introduces a new space for outstanding cath labs this month: Recognizing Excellence. Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas’ cath lab team is featured as our first recognized group of professionals, and I encourage you to submit...
Cath Lab Digest introduces a new space for outstanding cath labs this month: Recognizing Excellence. Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas’ cath lab team is featured as our first recognized group of professionals, and I encourage you to submit...
Cath Lab Digest introduces a new...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
St. Francis Health Center
06/19/2008
Ryan C. Jackson, RN, BSN, CCRN
We have a total of five procedure suites. The fifth and newest suite became operational in April 2005. Two labs are dedicated to cardiac procedures, a third is dedicated to electrophysiology, and the fourth is a peripheral vascular/invasive...
We have a total of five procedure suites. The fifth and newest suite became operational in April 2005. Two labs are dedicated to cardiac procedures, a third is dedicated to electrophysiology, and the fourth is a peripheral vascular/invasive...
We have a total of five...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Recruitment and Retention: A Cath Lab Perspective
06/19/2008
Dennis Holloway, BA, CVT, MBA
What worked for me is not necessarily what will work for everyone, but I believe my experiences could be a base with which to start. In my current position as Director of Diagnostic Cardiovascular Services at Bay Medical Center in Panama...
What worked for me is not necessarily what will work for everyone, but I believe my experiences could be a base with which to start. In my current position as Director of Diagnostic Cardiovascular Services at Bay Medical Center in Panama...
What worked for me is not...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
News from the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Meeting (TCT)
06/19/2008
ACIST Medical Systems Introduces the ACIST CVi at the TCT ACIST Medical Systems, a clinical and technological company in automated contrast delivery systems and part of the Bracco Group, announced the introduction of the ACIST CVi Contrast...
ACIST Medical Systems Introduces the ACIST CVi at the TCT ACIST Medical Systems, a clinical and technological company in automated contrast delivery systems and part of the Bracco Group, announced the introduction of the ACIST CVi Contrast...
ACIST Medical Systems Introduces...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
News from the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Meeting (TCT)
06/19/2008
ACIST Medical Systems Introduces the ACIST CVi at the TCT ACIST Medical Systems, a clinical and technological company in automated contrast delivery systems and part of the Bracco Group, announced the introduction of the ACIST CVi Contrast...
ACIST Medical Systems Introduces the ACIST CVi at the TCT ACIST Medical Systems, a clinical and technological company in automated contrast delivery systems and part of the Bracco Group, announced the introduction of the ACIST CVi Contrast...
ACIST Medical Systems Introduces...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
Clinical and Industry News
06/19/2008
New VerifyNow Test Can Determine if Daily Clopidogrel is Working to Block Platelets as Protection Against Heart Attack and Stroke Blood Test Can Identify the Up to 30 Percent of Clopidogrel Users Who Do Not Respond Adequately; Test Can Also...
New VerifyNow Test Can Determine if Daily Clopidogrel is Working to Block Platelets as Protection Against Heart Attack and Stroke Blood Test Can Identify the Up to 30 Percent of Clopidogrel Users Who Do Not Respond Adequately; Test Can Also...
New VerifyNow Test Can Determine...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Wake Medical Center Sponsors RCIS Exam Review Course
06/19/2008
Darrell Bush, CVT, EMT-P; Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RCIS, RT, CPFT, CCT
Corporate sponsors included: Boston Scientific Interventional Cardiology Division, represented by Tony Hartman, Interventional Sales Specialist (Figure 3) GE Healthcare, represented by Dennis Carrick, Senior Imaging Sales Specialist...
Corporate sponsors included: Boston Scientific Interventional Cardiology Division, represented by Tony Hartman, Interventional Sales Specialist (Figure 3) GE Healthcare, represented by Dennis Carrick, Senior Imaging Sales Specialist...
Corporate sponsors...
06/19/2008
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