Volume 7 - Issue 5 - May 2007
05/03/2008
Compiled and managed by Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor.
Compiled and managed by Jodie Elrod, ...
New Question:
Skills List for Nurses Working in the EP Lab
We are revising our policies and procedures manual, and I wanted to include a skills list for EP nurses. Would you know where I could find this information in order to tailor one...
New Question:
Skills List for Nurses Working in the EP Lab
We are revising our policies and procedures manual, and I wanted to include a skills list for EP nurses. Would you know where I could find this information in order to tailor one...
New Question:
Skills List for...
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EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Brenda McCulloch, RN, MSN, CNS, Sutter Heart Institute, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, and Nancy Diehl, RN, MSN, CNS, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Roseville, California
Brenda McCulloch, RN, MSN, CNS, Sutte...
2007 Course
For the upcoming 2007 course, we have reformatted the course content from past years. What was initially a five-day program is now a four-day program, with eight CEs awarded each day. Lectures are updated so that current trends...
2007 Course
For the upcoming 2007 course, we have reformatted the course content from past years. What was initially a five-day program is now a four-day program, with eight CEs awarded each day. Lectures are updated so that current trends...
2007 Course
For the upcoming...
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EP Lab Digest
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Describe who participated in the Inter-Association Task Force.
The Inter-Association Task Force was made up of representatives from 15 different national medical societies. Also participating in the task force were some invited...
Describe who participated in the Inter-Association Task Force.
The Inter-Association Task Force was made up of representatives from 15 different national medical societies. Also participating in the task force were some invited...
Describe who participated in the...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
David Stein, Tyler, Texas
David Stein, Tyler, Texas
It’s amazing how events that make the biggest impact on our lives often happen inconspicuously. Moments we remember throughout the years are the ones that occur without any expectation. For example, in the spring of 2005, my family traveled...
It’s amazing how events that make the biggest impact on our lives often happen inconspicuously. Moments we remember throughout the years are the ones that occur without any expectation. For example, in the spring of 2005, my family traveled...
It’s amazing how events that...
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EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Condensed and edited by Jodie Elrod.
Condensed and edited by Jodie Elrod.
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What are your thoughts about non-EPs implanting ICDs? Do you train such individuals? What about dealing with device recalls?
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, April 2007:
Device recalls: We ve instituted more...
What are your thoughts about non-EPs implanting ICDs? Do you train such individuals? What about dealing with device recalls?
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, April 2007:
Device recalls: We ve instituted more...
What are your thoughts about...
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EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Macy Smith, MD and John D. Hummel, MD Cardiovascular Services The OSU Ross Heart Hospital Columbus, Ohio
Macy Smith, MD and John D. Hummel, MD...
Case History
This case involves a 65-year-old Caucasian woman with a one-year history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, who presented to our institution for curative ablation. Previously, she was rhythm-controlled with amiodarone and...
Case History
This case involves a 65-year-old Caucasian woman with a one-year history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, who presented to our institution for curative ablation. Previously, she was rhythm-controlled with amiodarone and...
Case History
This case...
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EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Debbie Kulik, RN, BSN, MSA, Nurse Manager, Heart Center: HRC, QA and Prep, Royal Oak, Michigan
Debbie Kulik, RN, BSN, MSA, Nurse Man...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
Our hospital system has EP labs located at our Royal Oak and Troy campuses. Our responses in this Spotlight Interview...
What is the size of your EP lab facility and number of staff members? What is the mix of credentials at your lab?
Our hospital system has EP labs located at our Royal Oak and Troy campuses. Our responses in this Spotlight Interview...
What is the size of your EP lab...
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EP Lab Digest
05/03/2008
Steven A. Rothman, MD, Campus Chief, Cardiology Division, Main Line Health Heart Center, Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Steven A. Rothman, MD, Campus Chief, ...
Approximately one year earlier, the patient had an episode of atypical chest discomfort that was ultimately diagnosed as a muscular strain. As part of his work-up, he underwent a cardiac stress test and echocardiogram, both of which were read...
Approximately one year earlier, the patient had an episode of atypical chest discomfort that was ultimately diagnosed as a muscular strain. As part of his work-up, he underwent a cardiac stress test and echocardiogram, both of which were read...
Approximately one year earlier,...
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EP Lab Digest
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Linda C. Moulton, RN, MS, Owner, Critical Care ED and C.C.E. Consulting, Faculty, Order and Disorder Electrophysiology Training Program, Springfield, Illinois
Linda C. Moulton, RN, MS, Owner, Crit...
Historical Reports and Findings in the Animal Lab
The first suggestion that paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) could be induced from parasympathetic or vagal ganglia came from Coumel in 1989.1 In this work, two forms of PAF were proposed:...
Historical Reports and Findings in the Animal Lab
The first suggestion that paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) could be induced from parasympathetic or vagal ganglia came from Coumel in 1989.1 In this work, two forms of PAF were proposed:...
Historical Reports and Findings...
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EP Lab Digest
Column
Editorial
05/03/2008
Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor
Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor
Just in time for the annual Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) meeting, we have prepared a big issue for you! Highlights from our May 2007 issue include an article on the question of whether or not an ICD patient should drive is an important quality...
Just in time for the annual Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) meeting, we have prepared a big issue for you! Highlights from our May 2007 issue include an article on the question of whether or not an ICD patient should drive is an important quality...
Just in time for the annual...
05/03/2008
EP Lab Digest
