Volume 19 - Issue 11 - November 2011
News
News
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Compiled by CathLab Digest
Compiled by CathLab Digest
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Department
SICP Section
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Compiled by CathLabDigest
SICP Clinical Instructor CEUsClinical instructors affiliated with a CAAHEP-accredited invasive cardiovascular technology or electrophysiology education program can receive up to six (6) continuing education unit credits per calendar year for...
SICP Clinical Instructor CEUsClinical instructors affiliated with a CAAHEP-accredited invasive cardiovascular technology or electrophysiology education program can receive up to six (6) continuing education unit credits per calendar year for...
SICP Clinical Instructor...
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Column
What Do You Think?
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Reader-Submitted Questions Answered by Readers
Reader-Submitted Questions Answered b...
Answered!Re: A response to the discussion in the July 2011 Cath Lab Digest regarding the registered cardiovascular invasive specialist (RCIS) credential (available at http://tinyurl.com/WDYT-RCIS).First of all, congratulations to Kory Briggs...
Answered!Re: A response to the discussion in the July 2011 Cath Lab Digest regarding the registered cardiovascular invasive specialist (RCIS) credential (available at http://tinyurl.com/WDYT-RCIS).First of all, congratulations to Kory Briggs...
Answered!Re: A response to the...
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Clinical Editor's Corner
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Morton Kern, MD
Clinical Editor
Chief Cardiology, Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital;
Associate Chief Cardiology, University California Irvine;
Professor of Medicine, UCI
Orange, California
mortonkern2007@gmail.com
Morton Kern, MDClinical EditorChief C...
One of my recent interventional fellows, now a new staff interventionalist at a nearby hospital, wants to know when to discharge uncomplicated patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). He mentions that the guidelines are not...
One of my recent interventional fellows, now a new staff interventionalist at a nearby hospital, wants to know when to discharge uncomplicated patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). He mentions that the guidelines are not...
One of my recent interventional...
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Ask the Clinical Instructor
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Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
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A couple of years ago, you published an article about contrast allergies. If I recall, you mentioned lack of evidence between shrimp allergies and seafood allergies. Our department is trying to develop some standards around this, but cannot...
A couple of years ago, you published an article about contrast allergies. If I recall, you mentioned lack of evidence between shrimp allergies and seafood allergies. Our department is trying to develop some standards around this, but cannot...
A couple of years ago, you...
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Thomas Paul, MD and J. Philip Saul, MD*
Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology
Director, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric
Critical Care Medicine, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany; *Professor of Pediatrics, Director, The Children’s Heart Program, Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston, South Carolina
Thomas Paul, MD and J. Philip Saul, M...
The upcoming Sixth Charleston Symposium on Pediatric Electrophysiology: Focus on Clinical Management will take place December 11-13 at the Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms/Charleston, in South Carolina. This article provides an overview of...
The upcoming Sixth Charleston Symposium on Pediatric Electrophysiology: Focus on Clinical Management will take place December 11-13 at the Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms/Charleston, in South Carolina. This article provides an overview of...
The upcoming Sixth Charleston...
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A sampling of the Q&As available on www.transradialuniversity.com.
A sampling of the Q&As available ...
Since the benefit of bivalirudin with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is to decrease bleeding complications, does it make sense to use heparin with transradial PCI, given the cost savings? It seems unlikely that bivalirudin would be...
Since the benefit of bivalirudin with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is to decrease bleeding complications, does it make sense to use heparin with transradial PCI, given the cost savings? It seems unlikely that bivalirudin would be...
Since the benefit of bivalirudin...
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Jared Hullett, Vigilant Medical, Santosh Venkatesha, CEO Vigilant Medical, Baltimore, Maryland, Steven Simms, BSN, RN, Director Cardiac Cath Lab, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
Jared Hullett, Vigilant Medical, Sant...
Cloud-based image sharing platforms are increasingly becoming more prevalent in medicine. Cardiac cath labs can turn to this new approach for sending and receiving images to end their previous reliance on physical CDs and shipping. These new...
Cloud-based image sharing platforms are increasingly becoming more prevalent in medicine. Cardiac cath labs can turn to this new approach for sending and receiving images to end their previous reliance on physical CDs and shipping. These new...
Cloud-based image sharing...
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Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
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Amy Newell, Director,
Cardiovascular Consulting
Division, Corazon, Inc.,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Amy Newell, Director, Cardiovascular ...
Each November, the healthcare industry celebrates “National Radiologic Technology Week” — not only to commemorate the discovery of x-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (on November 8, 1895), but also as a salute to radiologic technologists and...
Each November, the healthcare industry celebrates “National Radiologic Technology Week” — not only to commemorate the discovery of x-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (on November 8, 1895), but also as a salute to radiologic technologists and...
Each November, the healthcare...
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Insights
Q&A
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Daven Remley, RCIS, Bostick Heart Center, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida
Daven Remley, RCIS, Bostick Heart Cen...
How does your center perform transradial catheterization on patients with previous bypass surgery involving the left internal mammary artery?Great question. The following answer is based on our technique at Winter Haven Hospital and a review...
How does your center perform transradial catheterization on patients with previous bypass surgery involving the left internal mammary artery?Great question. The following answer is based on our technique at Winter Haven Hospital and a review...
How does your center perform...
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