Volume 16 - Issue 1 - January, 2008
06/19/2008
The Emerald Coast Chapter of the SICP held a meeting in Pensacola, Florida on November 28, 2007. Dr. AlSheikh and Dr. Neilson spoke on atrial fibrillation therapies in the electrophysiology lab and in the OR. The meeting was well attended by...
The Emerald Coast Chapter of the SICP held a meeting in Pensacola, Florida on November 28, 2007. Dr. AlSheikh and Dr. Neilson spoke on atrial fibrillation therapies in the electrophysiology lab and in the OR. The meeting was well attended by...
The Emerald Coast Chapter of the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Darren Powell, RCIS, FSICP
The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) held a signature Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) review course as part of the New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH) 2007 conference, held September 5-7, 2007, in...
The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) held a signature Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) review course as part of the New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH) 2007 conference, held September 5-7, 2007, in...
The Society of Invasive...
06/19/2008
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06/19/2008
Cassidy Lilienthal, CVT
My name is Cassidy Lilienthal. I am a second-year cardiovascular student at Spokane Community College (SCC) in Washington state. The invasive cardiovascular program at SCC started in Spokane around the late 1970’s. The program is the only...
My name is Cassidy Lilienthal. I am a second-year cardiovascular student at Spokane Community College (SCC) in Washington state. The invasive cardiovascular program at SCC started in Spokane around the late 1970’s. The program is the only...
My name is Cassidy Lilienthal. I...
06/19/2008
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06/19/2008
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Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com. Pressure Tubing Open? I am a critical care nurse by background. For years, I have learned through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) that pressure tubing should never...
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com. Pressure Tubing Open? I am a critical care nurse by background. For years, I have learned through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) that pressure tubing should never...
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06/19/2008
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Industry Insider
06/19/2008
Abiomed Receives FDA Approval for the Combination iPulse™ Circulatory Support System Abiomed, Inc. announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for U.S. commercial distribution of the company’s...
Abiomed Receives FDA Approval for the Combination iPulse™ Circulatory Support System Abiomed, Inc. announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for U.S. commercial distribution of the company’s...
Abiomed Receives FDA Approval...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Heather Vardon, RN
Professionally, I have been a registered nurse since 1995, and have worked in cardiology the entire time. I started in the Cardiac Cath, Electrophysiology (EP) and Specials Lab in 2001, and took on the role of supervisor in early 2005....
Professionally, I have been a registered nurse since 1995, and have worked in cardiology the entire time. I started in the Cardiac Cath, Electrophysiology (EP) and Specials Lab in 2001, and took on the role of supervisor in early 2005....
Professionally, I have been a...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Marsha Holton, CCRN, RCIS, FSICP, BS
Introduction This article is written for cath lab staff and physicians. It is written for the government agencies and insurance carriers that look for ways to prevent injury and must pay the bills for those injuries that happen anyway. It is...
Introduction This article is written for cath lab staff and physicians. It is written for the government agencies and insurance carriers that look for ways to prevent injury and must pay the bills for those injuries that happen anyway. It is...
Introduction This article is...
06/19/2008
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06/19/2008
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Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com. Pressure Tubing Open? I am a critical care nurse by background. For years, I have learned through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) that pressure tubing should never...
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com. Pressure Tubing Open? I am a critical care nurse by background. For years, I have learned through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) that pressure tubing should never...
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06/19/2008
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Feature
06/19/2008
Marsha Holton, CCRN, RCIS, FSICP, BS
Introduction This article is written for cath lab staff and physicians. It is written for the government agencies and insurance carriers that look for ways to prevent injury and must pay the bills for those injuries that happen anyway. It is...
Introduction This article is written for cath lab staff and physicians. It is written for the government agencies and insurance carriers that look for ways to prevent injury and must pay the bills for those injuries that happen anyway. It is...
Introduction This article is...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA
Commentary: I. ‘False Positives’
In the December 2007 issue of Cath Lab Digest, I provided an editorial comment to the exceptional quality of scientific work that was performed with short door-to-balloon (D2B) ST-elevation myocardial...
Commentary: I. ‘False Positives’
In the December 2007 issue of Cath Lab Digest, I provided an editorial comment to the exceptional quality of scientific work that was performed with short door-to-balloon (D2B) ST-elevation myocardial...
Commentary: I. ‘False...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Laura Mauri, MD, MSc
This monthly column in Cath Lab Digest reviews important points of distinction in drug-eluting stents (DES), from characteristics to techniques, to provide valuable and relevant information about this revolutionary technology. What was the...
This monthly column in Cath Lab Digest reviews important points of distinction in drug-eluting stents (DES), from characteristics to techniques, to provide valuable and relevant information about this revolutionary technology. What was the...
This monthly column in Cath Lab...
06/19/2008
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06/19/2008
Carol Dombrowicki
Happy New Year! Hopefully your new year’s resolution includes not only improving yourself, but facilitating improvement in the skills of your staff and department as well. There are so many ways you can help the educational growth of your...
Happy New Year! Hopefully your new year’s resolution includes not only improving yourself, but facilitating improvement in the skills of your staff and department as well. There are so many ways you can help the educational growth of your...
Happy New Year! Hopefully your...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
“Sometimes the cardiologists perform an ACT exam when the patient comes to the cath lab from the emergency room, and sometimes they wait and perform the test after the patient has had a heparin bolus. Why?” — CVT student, Houston,...
“Sometimes the cardiologists perform an ACT exam when the patient comes to the cath lab from the emergency room, and sometimes they wait and perform the test after the patient has had a heparin bolus. Why?” — CVT student, Houston,...
“Sometimes the cardiologists...
06/19/2008
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06/19/2008
Brenda McCulloch, RN, MSN, CNS
Case Study A 66-year-old female presented to the ED complaining of 8/10 retrosternal chest pain and dyspnea. She was triaged quickly and her initial ECG, done within minutes of arrival, showed possible lateral infarct, T wave inversion in the...
Case Study A 66-year-old female presented to the ED complaining of 8/10 retrosternal chest pain and dyspnea. She was triaged quickly and her initial ECG, done within minutes of arrival, showed possible lateral infarct, T wave inversion in the...
Case Study A 66-year-old female...
06/19/2008
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06/19/2008
Dan Scharbach, CCPT, MBA
There is nothing like a nice snowstorm in Portland to get you started writing an article. It doesn’t snow in Portland, you say? Well, sometimes it does, and the effect is total chaos. The end result is a three-hour transportation delay and...
There is nothing like a nice snowstorm in Portland to get you started writing an article. It doesn’t snow in Portland, you say? Well, sometimes it does, and the effect is total chaos. The end result is a three-hour transportation delay and...
There is nothing like a nice...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
“Sometimes the cardiologists perform an ACT exam when the patient comes to the cath lab from the emergency room, and sometimes they wait and perform the test after the patient has had a heparin bolus. Why?” — CVT student, Houston,...
“Sometimes the cardiologists perform an ACT exam when the patient comes to the cath lab from the emergency room, and sometimes they wait and perform the test after the patient has had a heparin bolus. Why?” — CVT student, Houston,...
“Sometimes the cardiologists...
06/19/2008
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Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Debbie Gatewood, RN, BSN; Christine McIntyre, RN, MHA, BSN; Nanette Jackson, RT, MBA, RT(R)
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Central Baptist is a 374-bed tertiary hospital. The invasive cardiology department includes 5 cardiac cath labs, 3 electrophysiology (EP) labs and a 28-bed...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Central Baptist is a 374-bed tertiary hospital. The invasive cardiology department includes 5 cardiac cath labs, 3 electrophysiology (EP) labs and a 28-bed...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Debbie Gatewood, RN, BSN; Christine McIntyre, RN, MHA, BSN; Nanette Jackson, RT, MBA, RT(R)
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Central Baptist is a 374-bed tertiary hospital. The invasive cardiology department includes 5 cardiac cath labs, 3 electrophysiology (EP) labs and a 28-bed...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Central Baptist is a 374-bed tertiary hospital. The invasive cardiology department includes 5 cardiac cath labs, 3 electrophysiology (EP) labs and a 28-bed...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
A 59-year-old man with high blood pressure has progressive angina over the last six weeks. The patient’s angina occurs while brushing his teeth as well as during easy walking. He is admitted for cardiac catheterization immediately after an...
A 59-year-old man with high blood pressure has progressive angina over the last six weeks. The patient’s angina occurs while brushing his teeth as well as during easy walking. He is admitted for cardiac catheterization immediately after an...
A 59-year-old man with high...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Roxana Mehran, MD
How big of a problem is contrast-induced nephropathy in the cath lab?
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) has traditionally been somewhat ignored. Only in the last few years has there been some light shed on this complication. We knew as...
How big of a problem is contrast-induced nephropathy in the cath lab?
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) has traditionally been somewhat ignored. Only in the last few years has there been some light shed on this complication. We knew as...
How big of a problem is...
06/19/2008
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