Volume 14 - Issue 12 - December, 2006
Industry Insider
06/19/2008
ChloraPrep® Extends Product Line with New Hi-Lite Orange Tint
Medi-Flex announced an extension of its Chlora Prep® patient preoperative skin preparation line with the addition of new Hi-Lite Orange tinted applicators. The tint gives the...
ChloraPrep® Extends Product Line with New Hi-Lite Orange Tint
Medi-Flex announced an extension of its Chlora Prep® patient preoperative skin preparation line with the addition of new Hi-Lite Orange tinted applicators. The tint gives the...
ChloraPrep® Extends Product Line...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
GFR is glomerular filtration rate. This should be very important to you and the staff taking care of the patient. GFR is better than creatinine and BUN for measuring kidney disease. Creatinines can be at high levels, but it can still be...
GFR is glomerular filtration rate. This should be very important to you and the staff taking care of the patient. GFR is better than creatinine and BUN for measuring kidney disease. Creatinines can be at high levels, but it can still be...
GFR is glomerular filtration...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Just a note to compliment Dr. Morton Kern on his recent Editor's Corner in Cath Lab Digest (The Scope of Practice in the Cath Lab: Are there limits as to what cath lab staff should do?, October 2006). I have worked in the cath lab at...
Just a note to compliment Dr. Morton Kern on his recent Editor's Corner in Cath Lab Digest (The Scope of Practice in the Cath Lab: Are there limits as to what cath lab staff should do?, October 2006). I have worked in the cath lab at...
Just a note to compliment Dr....
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
GFR is glomerular filtration rate. This should be very important to you and the staff taking care of the patient. GFR is better than creatinine and BUN for measuring kidney disease. Creatinines can be at high levels, but it can still be...
GFR is glomerular filtration rate. This should be very important to you and the staff taking care of the patient. GFR is better than creatinine and BUN for measuring kidney disease. Creatinines can be at high levels, but it can still be...
GFR is glomerular filtration...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Just a note to compliment Dr. Morton Kern on his recent Editor's Corner in Cath Lab Digest (The Scope of Practice in the Cath Lab: Are there limits as to what cath lab staff should do?, October 2006). I have worked in the cath lab at...
Just a note to compliment Dr. Morton Kern on his recent Editor's Corner in Cath Lab Digest (The Scope of Practice in the Cath Lab: Are there limits as to what cath lab staff should do?, October 2006). I have worked in the cath lab at...
Just a note to compliment Dr....
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
SICP Chapter News As usual, the cath lab professionals in the Gulf Coast Region continue to make my dream come true. In 2003, we organized the Gulf Coast Chapter with a vision of providing a venue for cath lab staff to network and receive...
SICP Chapter News As usual, the cath lab professionals in the Gulf Coast Region continue to make my dream come true. In 2003, we organized the Gulf Coast Chapter with a vision of providing a venue for cath lab staff to network and receive...
SICP Chapter News As usual, the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Answer: Unfortunately, no. Here is the reason why it probably cannot be done. RT to RPA is comparable to RN to MSN. Like the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or Nurse Practitioner (NP), the Radiologic Physician Assistant is considered to be an...
Answer: Unfortunately, no. Here is the reason why it probably cannot be done. RT to RPA is comparable to RN to MSN. Like the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or Nurse Practitioner (NP), the Radiologic Physician Assistant is considered to be an...
Answer: Unfortunately, no. Here...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, BSN
All of us who have chosen to work in cardiac catheterization and EP laboratories come from a variety of backgrounds: nursing, cardiovascular technology, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy, emergency medical technology, and others. We...
All of us who have chosen to work in cardiac catheterization and EP laboratories come from a variety of backgrounds: nursing, cardiovascular technology, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy, emergency medical technology, and others. We...
All of us who have chosen to...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
06/19/2008
The ACC and AHA Launch National Alliance To Reduce Door-to-Balloon (D2B) Times
The American College of Cardiology (ACC), together with the American Heart Association (AHA) and other key national healthcare organizations, announced the launch...
The ACC and AHA Launch National Alliance To Reduce Door-to-Balloon (D2B) Times
The American College of Cardiology (ACC), together with the American Heart Association (AHA) and other key national healthcare organizations, announced the launch...
The ACC and AHA Launch National...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Patricia Bailey, RN, BSN
What type of procedures are performed at your facility?
A variety of procedures are performed on approximately 125 adult patients per week. Procedures include angioplasty, stenting, AngioJet® thrombectomy (Possis Medical, Inc., Minneapolis,...
What type of procedures are performed at your facility?
A variety of procedures are performed on approximately 125 adult patients per week. Procedures include angioplasty, stenting, AngioJet® thrombectomy (Possis Medical, Inc., Minneapolis,...
What type of procedures are...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Ramon Quesada, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI
To be fair, pediatric interventional cardiologists began paving the way in the 1990s with endovascular repair of congenital heart defects, but the field is expanding to include adult patients. Interestingly, some adults who have had surgical...
To be fair, pediatric interventional cardiologists began paving the way in the 1990s with endovascular repair of congenital heart defects, but the field is expanding to include adult patients. Interestingly, some adults who have had surgical...
To be fair, pediatric...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
J. Tift Mann, III, MD, FACC
The most important thing has been the consistent reports of the positive benefits for patients undergoing transradial procedures. Interventional tools are getting smaller, and virtually all of the procedures interventionalists perform can now...
The most important thing has been the consistent reports of the positive benefits for patients undergoing transradial procedures. Interventional tools are getting smaller, and virtually all of the procedures interventionalists perform can now...
The most important thing has...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Timothy P. Grady, DO, FACC
Can you describe the TC-WYRE study?
The TC-WYRE (TAXUS® Stent-Cypher® Stent What's Your Real World Experience) study is a large, retrospective clinical evaluation of one-year outcomes among 1,558 patients who received either a TAXUS Stent or...
Can you describe the TC-WYRE study?
The TC-WYRE (TAXUS® Stent-Cypher® Stent What's Your Real World Experience) study is a large, retrospective clinical evaluation of one-year outcomes among 1,558 patients who received either a TAXUS Stent or...
Can you describe the TC-WYRE...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Doug Langager, RCIS
Webster’s Dictionary defines orientation as familiarization with and adaptation to a situation or environment.
Over the past 20 years, I have been involved in training cath lab techs and nurses in some capacity or another. Throughout my...
Webster’s Dictionary defines orientation as familiarization with and adaptation to a situation or environment.
Over the past 20 years, I have been involved in training cath lab techs and nurses in some capacity or another. Throughout my...
Webster’s Dictionary defines...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
The year has also provided us with more information about how best to manage myocardial infarction beyond door-to-balloon time both directly and through improved pharmacology. The prevention of renal dysfunction during interventional studies...
The year has also provided us with more information about how best to manage myocardial infarction beyond door-to-balloon time both directly and through improved pharmacology. The prevention of renal dysfunction during interventional studies...
The year has also provided us...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
