Volume 18 - Issue 1 - January, 2010
Education
01/11/2010
Samin K. Sharma, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Join labs around the country in an online forum as Dr. Samin Sharma and his team tackle a complex case, and discuss tips and techniques for successful outcomes.
When is the next live case?
The next live case will be on January 19th. It is...
Join labs around the country in an online forum as Dr. Samin Sharma and his team tackle a complex case, and discuss tips and techniques for successful outcomes.
When is the next live case?
The next live case will be on January 19th. It is...
Join labs around the country in...
01/11/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
01/11/2010
Ronda Rodgers, RN, BSN; Roshan Mathew, MD, FACC, FACP
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
Owensboro Medical Health System serves an 11-county region in western Kentucky and southern Indiana. The hospital’s mission is to heal the sick and improve the health of...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
Owensboro Medical Health System serves an 11-county region in western Kentucky and southern Indiana. The hospital’s mission is to heal the sick and improve the health of...
What is the size of your cath...
01/11/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Systems
01/11/2010
Wanda Cooley, BA, RCIS; Theresa DeMuro, RN, CCRN; James E. Tcheng, MD
A behind-the-scenes look with three superusers.
Theresa DeMuro (Holding) and Wanda Cooley (Cath Labs)
Tell us about your previous hemodynamic system and why you changed to the Xper Information Management system.
Theresa (Holding): We...
A behind-the-scenes look with three superusers.
Theresa DeMuro (Holding) and Wanda Cooley (Cath Labs)
Tell us about your previous hemodynamic system and why you changed to the Xper Information Management system.
Theresa (Holding): We...
A behind-the-scenes look with...
01/11/2010
Cath Lab Digest
01/11/2010
Mohan Pahari, MD; Rachael Moliver; Denny Lo; David Pinkerton; Giacomo Basadonna, MD, PhD
More than 1,000,000 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures are performed in the U.S. every year and many more are performed annually worldwide.1 Even though hemostasis at the vascular access site has conventionally been achieved...
More than 1,000,000 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures are performed in the U.S. every year and many more are performed annually worldwide.1 Even though hemostasis at the vascular access site has conventionally been achieved...
More than 1,000,000 percutaneous...
01/11/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
01/11/2010
Susan N. Heck
As a leader in healthcare, do you often experience sleepless nights? Are you worried about decreasing volumes, increasing costs, and changes to reimbursement? Do you feel pressure from your physician partners as their professional fees...
As a leader in healthcare, do you often experience sleepless nights? Are you worried about decreasing volumes, increasing costs, and changes to reimbursement? Do you feel pressure from your physician partners as their professional fees...
As a leader in healthcare, do...
01/11/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
01/11/2010
Tharen J. Leesch, CVT-AAS, Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, Zephyrhills, Florida
Tharen J. Leesch, CVT-AAS, Florida Ho...
Case Report
A 76-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with severe angina. She stated that she had experienced pain in her right arm along with a feeling of pressure the day prior. At that time, she took her blood...
Case Report
A 76-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with severe angina. She stated that she had experienced pain in her right arm along with a feeling of pressure the day prior. At that time, she took her blood...
Case Report
A 76-year-old...
01/11/2010
Cath Lab Digest
01/11/2010
Byron C. Sizemore, MD; Zaheed Tai, MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Tai and Dr. Sizemore offer a regular course in Florida for physicians interested in learning radial technique. Technologists can also attend to learn about transradial equipment, prepping the patient and proper setup.
Courses have been...
Dr. Tai and Dr. Sizemore offer a regular course in Florida for physicians interested in learning radial technique. Technologists can also attend to learn about transradial equipment, prepping the patient and proper setup.
Courses have been...
Dr. Tai and Dr. Sizemore offer a...
01/11/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
01/11/2010
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
I asked my table of nurses from Venice, Florida, “What is the single biggest problem you have in your lab?” I was expecting comments like, “It’s the hemodynamics” or “I struggle with coronary anatomy” or “I don’t like covering the on-call...
I asked my table of nurses from Venice, Florida, “What is the single biggest problem you have in your lab?” I was expecting comments like, “It’s the hemodynamics” or “I struggle with coronary anatomy” or “I don’t like covering the on-call...
I asked my table of nurses from...
01/11/2010
Cath Lab Digest
01/11/2010
Paul Konowitz, MD; Ken Wilan
Every patient has a story to tell, and here’s why sharing that story is so important: The act of writing decreases patient stress around procedures, improves provider-patient communications and provides unique data to healthcare providers to...
Every patient has a story to tell, and here’s why sharing that story is so important: The act of writing decreases patient stress around procedures, improves provider-patient communications and provides unique data to healthcare providers to...
Every patient has a story to...
01/11/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
01/11/2010
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
In a first-degree heart block, why is there such a long delay in the PR interval? What is the pathology of this occurrence?
– Beverly Eskdale, Winter Haven, FL
A first-degree heart block can sometimes be dramatic and gathers a lot of...
In a first-degree heart block, why is there such a long delay in the PR interval? What is the pathology of this occurrence?
– Beverly Eskdale, Winter Haven, FL
A first-degree heart block can sometimes be dramatic and gathers a lot of...
In a first-degree heart block,...
01/11/2010
Cath Lab Digest
