Volume 16 - Issue 1 - January, 2008
06/19/2008
Heather Vardon, RN
Supervisor, Interventional Cardiovascular Services
Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Heather Vardon, RN
Supervisor, Inter...
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
Cardiovascular Orientation Programs, Indian Head, Maryland
Marsha Holton, CCRN, RCIS, FSICP
Car...
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...
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Cath Lab Digest
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06/19/2008
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com.
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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
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Marsha Holton, CCRN, RCIS, FSICP
Cardiovascular Orientation Programs, Indian Head, Maryland
Marsha Holton, CCRN, RCIS, FSICP
Car...
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
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...
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Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Darren Powell, RCIS, FSICP, Program Director, Invasive Cardiovascular Technology Program, Spokane, Washington
Darren Powell, RCIS, FSICP, Program D...
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
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Cassidy Lilienthal, CVT Student
Spokane Community College, Spokane, Washington
Cassidy Lilienthal, CVT Student
Spok...
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
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com.
Answer or pose a question at cathlabd...
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...
Answer or pose a question at...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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...
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Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Brenda McCulloch, RN, MSN, CNS
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...
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