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Volume 8 - Issue 1 - January 2008

05/03/2008
The hospital is part of the larger University Medical Center, which is the largest among Hamburg s hospitals with approximately 1,400 hospital beds. The medical center treats approximately 50,000 inpatients annually and approximately 250,000...
The hospital is part of the larger University Medical Center, which is the largest among Hamburg s hospitals with approximately 1,400 hospital beds. The medical center treats approximately 50,000 inpatients annually and approximately 250,000...
The hospital is part of the...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Our laboratory is equipped with an EP MedSystems recording system (EP MedSystems, Inc., West Berlin, New Jersey), intracardiac ultrasound, and both Carto (Biosense Webster Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, Diamond Bar, California) and...
Our laboratory is equipped with an EP MedSystems recording system (EP MedSystems, Inc., West Berlin, New Jersey), intracardiac ultrasound, and both Carto (Biosense Webster Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, Diamond Bar, California) and...
Our laboratory is equipped with...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
UMass Memorial Medical Center, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, has two electrophysiology (EP) labs. They perform approximately 1,300 EP procedures annually and maintain an inventory value of approximately $1 million at any given time....
UMass Memorial Medical Center, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, has two electrophysiology (EP) labs. They perform approximately 1,300 EP procedures annually and maintain an inventory value of approximately $1 million at any given time....
UMass Memorial Medical Center,...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
The purpose of this article is to provide a simple educational overview for staff members about tilt table testing. Although the specifics of this test can vary from place to place, there are fundamental basics that should be understood....
The purpose of this article is to provide a simple educational overview for staff members about tilt table testing. Although the specifics of this test can vary from place to place, there are fundamental basics that should be understood....
The purpose of this article is...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
The cardiovascular service line, and especially the diagnostic and interventional cardiology departments, have long fostered a team approach to care through cross-training of staff, an all-for-one approach to staffing and case coverage, and...
The cardiovascular service line, and especially the diagnostic and interventional cardiology departments, have long fostered a team approach to care through cross-training of staff, an all-for-one approach to staffing and case coverage, and...
The cardiovascular service line,...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
How did the idea of putting automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in all Ohio schools come about? How did you get started? About eight years ago, Josh Miller, a 15-year-old high school football player from Barbarton, Ohio, ran off the...
How did the idea of putting automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in all Ohio schools come about? How did you get started? About eight years ago, Josh Miller, a 15-year-old high school football player from Barbarton, Ohio, ran off the...
How did the idea of putting...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Mo al-Ahdab, MD, FAAP Why did you choose to work in the field of pediatric electrophysiology? Describe your medical background. My passion for the field started in medical school, during the time I was learning how to read...
Mo al-Ahdab, MD, FAAP Why did you choose to work in the field of pediatric electrophysiology? Describe your medical background. My passion for the field started in medical school, during the time I was learning how to read...
Mo al-Ahdab, MD, FAAP Why did...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Is PillCam ESO and the Given Imaging System also currently used for gastroenterology procedures? Yes, PillCam ESO was developed for patients suffering from esophageal disorders, such as esophageal varices, which may result in fatal...
Is PillCam ESO and the Given Imaging System also currently used for gastroenterology procedures? Yes, PillCam ESO was developed for patients suffering from esophageal disorders, such as esophageal varices, which may result in fatal...
Is PillCam ESO and the Given...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Clinical History A 56-year-old female with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, an ejection fraction of 25%, congestive heart failure, recurrent atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, states that she has periodic...
Clinical History A 56-year-old female with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, an ejection fraction of 25%, congestive heart failure, recurrent atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, states that she has periodic...
Clinical History A 56-year-old...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Under Discussion: EP Lab Work Schedule Our EP lab will be going to 8-hour shifts, 5 days a week in a couple of months. This is a decision that is widely unpopular with our nurses and techs. I am wondering if any other EP labs work 8-hour...
Under Discussion: EP Lab Work Schedule Our EP lab will be going to 8-hour shifts, 5 days a week in a couple of months. This is a decision that is widely unpopular with our nurses and techs. I am wondering if any other EP labs work 8-hour...
Under Discussion: EP Lab Work...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest