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Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, BSN

Feature
06/19/2008
I recently had the opportunity to read and review a new book by Sandy Watson and Kenneth Gorski, entitled Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Edition - A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel. This book was particularly interesting to me because I worked this...
I recently had the opportunity to read and review a new book by Sandy Watson and Kenneth Gorski, entitled Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Edition - A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel. This book was particularly interesting to me because I worked this...
I recently had the opportunity...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
How often have you heard that from a patient? This question has been posed to me numerous times over the course of the past twenty years. Sometimes the more you know, the harder it becomes to answer the question. Back in the early days of...
How often have you heard that from a patient? This question has been posed to me numerous times over the course of the past twenty years. Sometimes the more you know, the harder it becomes to answer the question. Back in the early days of...
How often have you heard that...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
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
Feature
06/19/2008
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
11/04/2008
Abstract: Data presented at the 2006 World Congress of Cardiology questioned the safety of drug-eluting stents (DES), causing a notable shift in clinical practice patterns in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)....
Abstract: Data presented at the 2006 World Congress of Cardiology questioned the safety of drug-eluting stents (DES), causing a notable shift in clinical practice patterns in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)....
Abstract: Data presented at the...
11/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/19/2008
Definitions: Team\ tem \ n 1: two or more draft animals harnessed to the same vehicle or implement (OK, we all work in healthcare; please disregard THIS definition, especially anyone who is an administrator!) 2: two or more individuals...
Definitions: Team\ tem \ n 1: two or more draft animals harnessed to the same vehicle or implement (OK, we all work in healthcare; please disregard THIS definition, especially anyone who is an administrator!) 2: two or more individuals...
Definitions: Team\ tem \ n 1:...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
The information below is compiled from: www. healthyarkansas.com/rtl What is a Limited Specialty License? This new license type is for individuals other than a Licensed Practitioner, Radiologic Technologists, or Licensed Technologists,...
The information below is compiled from: www. healthyarkansas.com/rtl What is a Limited Specialty License? This new license type is for individuals other than a Licensed Practitioner, Radiologic Technologists, or Licensed Technologists,...
The information below is...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Commentary Re: Estes, Varghese, Jacques, and Naidu’s “Logistical,  Financial, and Psychological Impact of the COVID-19  Pandemic on Cardiac Catheterization Lab Nurses and Technologists: A U.S. National Survey”
Commentary
02/07/2021
The world faced its first modern pandemic scare when the Ebola outbreak occurred in 2014. Outside of West Africa, few were affected. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) records only 11 cases in the United States with one mortality between...
The world faced its first modern pandemic scare when the Ebola outbreak occurred in 2014. Outside of West Africa, few were affected. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) records only 11 cases in the United States with one mortality between...
The world faced its first modern...
02/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
10/04/2012
On October 30, 1958, Mason Sones accidentally pioneered coronary angiograpy at the Cleveland Clinic, directly injecting contrast medium into the right coronary artery. The catheter was threaded into the aorta through a cutdown of the brachial...
On October 30, 1958, Mason Sones accidentally pioneered coronary angiograpy at the Cleveland Clinic, directly injecting contrast medium into the right coronary artery. The catheter was threaded into the aorta through a cutdown of the brachial...
On October 30, 1958, Mason Sones...
10/04/2012
Cath Lab Digest