Volume 14 - Issue 12 - December, 2006
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
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
Department
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
