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Volume 15 - Issue 5 - May, 2007

Feature
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A column for those new to the cath lab. (Ask your question, or any question you and your co-wor
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Yes, they often do. We'll try to explain why, briefly. A detailed explanation of the ECG identification of what is non-compensatory versus compensatory can be complex and is beyond the scope of this article. We would like to know whether...
Yes, they often do. We'll try to explain why, briefly. A detailed explanation of the ECG identification of what is non-compensatory versus compensatory can be complex and is beyond the scope of this article. We would like to know whether...
Yes, they often do. We'll try to...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A column for those new to the cath lab. (Ask your question, or any question you and your co-wor
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Yes, they often do. We'll try to explain why, briefly. A detailed explanation of the ECG identification of what is non-compensatory versus compensatory can be complex and is beyond the scope of this article. We would like to know whether...
Yes, they often do. We'll try to explain why, briefly. A detailed explanation of the ECG identification of what is non-compensatory versus compensatory can be complex and is beyond the scope of this article. We would like to know whether...
Yes, they often do. We'll try to...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
CARE Bill Sets Standards for Personnel Who Perform Medical Imaging Exams
06/19/2008
The 2007 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill, or CARE bill, was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., and Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., on March 30. The bill...
The 2007 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill, or CARE bill, was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., and Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., on March 30. The bill...
The 2007 Consistency, Accuracy,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Art of Endurance: Part II
06/19/2008
Shirly Dawson Coffey, CVT
How can a perfectly healthy woman wind up in a cath lab in the middle of the night? Case study: A 52-year-old woman with no cardiac history, non-smoker, non-diabetic, some family history, height and weight appropriate and physically...
How can a perfectly healthy woman wind up in a cath lab in the middle of the night? Case study: A 52-year-old woman with no cardiac history, non-smoker, non-diabetic, some family history, height and weight appropriate and physically...
How can a perfectly healthy...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Chapter News
06/19/2008
RCIS Cruise Review. Enjoy a group cruise discount with the Emerald Coast Chapter. Let Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) cook your Thanksgiving dinner while we help you prepare for the RCIS test. The Emerald Coast Chapter of the SICP is inviting...
RCIS Cruise Review. Enjoy a group cruise discount with the Emerald Coast Chapter. Let Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) cook your Thanksgiving dinner while we help you prepare for the RCIS test. The Emerald Coast Chapter of the SICP is inviting...
RCIS Cruise Review. Enjoy a...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
ACVP Managment Corner: Anniversaries, Birthdays, Stents and the Internet
06/19/2008
John R. Florio
In 1978, Dr. Gruentzig performed the first PTCA cases in the United States with Dr. Richard Myler in San Francisco and Dr. Simon Stertzer in New York. If you currently work in a cath lab, chances are you have heard of Dr. Gruentzig, who...
In 1978, Dr. Gruentzig performed the first PTCA cases in the United States with Dr. Richard Myler in San Francisco and Dr. Simon Stertzer in New York. If you currently work in a cath lab, chances are you have heard of Dr. Gruentzig, who...
In 1978, Dr. Gruentzig performed...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
Clinical and Industry News for May 2007
06/19/2008
Spectranetics Announces Commercial Availability of Turbo Elite Product Line Spectranetics Corporation announced the commercial availability of the Turbo elite product line for excimer laser ablation to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD)....
Spectranetics Announces Commercial Availability of Turbo Elite Product Line Spectranetics Corporation announced the commercial availability of the Turbo elite product line for excimer laser ablation to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD)....
Spectranetics Announces...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The COURAGE Trial: Looking past the controversy to patient care
06/19/2008
Gregory J. Dehmer, MD
Do you think drug-eluting stents (DES) would have made a major difference? No, not a major difference. Everything always tends to balance out. Obviously, everyone is well aware of the recent concerns about late and very late stent thrombosis...
Do you think drug-eluting stents (DES) would have made a major difference? No, not a major difference. Everything always tends to balance out. Obviously, everyone is well aware of the recent concerns about late and very late stent thrombosis...
Do you think drug-eluting stents...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Drug-Eluting Stent Outcomes with IVUS
06/19/2008
James M. Ritter
The field of interventional cardiology has drastically evolved over the past 30 years. Where have you seen the most evolution? From my standpoint, the evolution from angioplasty to stenting has had the most impact on the field of...
The field of interventional cardiology has drastically evolved over the past 30 years. Where have you seen the most evolution? From my standpoint, the evolution from angioplasty to stenting has had the most impact on the field of...
The field of interventional...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Wake Medical Center Hosts RCIS Exam Review Course
06/19/2008
Charles Ody Williams, BS , RCIS, CPFT, CCT, FSICP, BSRS; Terry Scott, RN, BSN, CVT; Tim Rohrschneider, RT(R); Allison Bordeaux, MEd, RD, LDN; Kristen J. Williams; Linwood McNeill, RT(R)
On March 31-April 1, 2007, Wake Medical Center (WakeMed) in Raleigh, North Carolina continued its long tradition of supporting cath lab professional education by hosting its second Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Board...
On March 31-April 1, 2007, Wake Medical Center (WakeMed) in Raleigh, North Carolina continued its long tradition of supporting cath lab professional education by hosting its second Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Board...
On March 31-April 1, 2007, Wake...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
A Hand-Held Device to Measure Oxygen Uptake: Performance Characteristics, Patient Selection and the Propagation of its Measure
06/19/2008
Beth M. Terpolilli, BA; John M. Steinke, PhD; Albert P. Shepherd, PhD
This article is reprinted with permission from J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:113-122. It is available online at: http://www.invasivecardiology.com/articles/hand-held-device-measure-oxygen-uptake-performance-characteristics-patient-selection-and
This article is reprinted with permission from J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:113-122. It is available online at: http://www.invasivecardiology.com/articles/hand-held-device-measure-oxygen-uptake-performance-characteristics-patient-selection-and
This article is reprinted with...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
What Do You Think?
06/19/2008
New Questions Entering Meds We were wondering about the practice of entering medications during procedures. Previously the monitor person used to enter all meds, and they were verbalized out loud to the whole team. But the circulating RNs...
New Questions Entering Meds We were wondering about the practice of entering medications during procedures. Previously the monitor person used to enter all meds, and they were verbalized out loud to the whole team. But the circulating RNs...
New Questions Entering Meds We...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Wave Continues: Radiology Practitioner Assistants (RPAs) Hold Their 8th Annual Conference
06/19/2008
Bhawna Oberoi, BSRS; Tim Rohrschneider, RT(R); Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RCIS, RT, CPFT, CCT; Christine A. Lucas, RN, BSN, MSN, APRN-BC; Phil Sessions, RT(R)
The board of directors of the NSRPA, planning committee and members of the society express sincere gratitude to our corporate sponsors: AngioDynamics Inc., B|Braun, Burlington Medical Supplies, Inc., Cardinal Health, Cook Inc, Elsevier and...
The board of directors of the NSRPA, planning committee and members of the society express sincere gratitude to our corporate sponsors: AngioDynamics Inc., B|Braun, Burlington Medical Supplies, Inc., Cardinal Health, Cook Inc, Elsevier and...
The board of directors of the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
What Do You Think?
06/19/2008
New Questions Entering Meds We were wondering about the practice of entering medications during procedures. Previously the monitor person used to enter all meds, and they were verbalized out loud to the whole team. But the circulating RNs...
New Questions Entering Meds We were wondering about the practice of entering medications during procedures. Previously the monitor person used to enter all meds, and they were verbalized out loud to the whole team. But the circulating RNs...
New Questions Entering Meds We...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Ten-Minute Interview with: Patrick McGuire, RCIS, RN, FSICP
06/19/2008
St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? I had previously worked in respiratory therapy and this stimulated my interest. Can you describe your role in the CV lab? I do not presently work in the cath lab, but I am...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? I had previously worked in respiratory therapy and this stimulated my interest. Can you describe your role in the CV lab? I do not presently work in the cath lab, but I am...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The COURAGE Trial: A Mid-Course Correction
06/19/2008
William E. Boden, MD, FACC
What are some of the most frequent criticisms about COURAGE that you've had to address? It does seem that the controversy surrounding this trial has died down. It's fair to say that there was perhaps an initial overreaction when the study...
What are some of the most frequent criticisms about COURAGE that you've had to address? It does seem that the controversy surrounding this trial has died down. It's fair to say that there was perhaps an initial overreaction when the study...
What are some of the most...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Condell Medical Center
06/19/2008
Jim Russo, RN
Our prep/recovery area staffs four full-time registered nurses, three full-time patient care techs, three part-time registered nurses and one part-time patient care tech. Residences of all our staff members in the cath lab and prep/recovery...
Our prep/recovery area staffs four full-time registered nurses, three full-time patient care techs, three part-time registered nurses and one part-time patient care tech. Residences of all our staff members in the cath lab and prep/recovery...
Our prep/recovery area staffs...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
Does it take COURAGE to do PCI?
06/19/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
This outcome should have been no surprise. The only surprise is that many in the medical and lay public were surprised to learn that the life-saving benefits of PCI for acute coronary syndromes did not transfer to the stable angina patient....
This outcome should have been no surprise. The only surprise is that many in the medical and lay public were surprised to learn that the life-saving benefits of PCI for acute coronary syndromes did not transfer to the stable angina patient....
This outcome should have been no...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Hemodynamics is a 12-Letter Word!An intro to the basics
06/19/2008
Jon E. Jenkins, RN, RCIS
Part I (March 2007) discussed the need for cath lab staff to have an understanding of hemodynamics. We reviewed the importance of building a foundation of knowledge, starting with a basic understanding of how blood flows through the heart,...
Part I (March 2007) discussed the need for cath lab staff to have an understanding of hemodynamics. We reviewed the importance of building a foundation of knowledge, starting with a basic understanding of how blood flows through the heart,...
Part I (March 2007) discussed...
06/19/2008
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