Shirly Dawson Coffey, CVT

Carmen`s Inservice: Part I

06/19/2008

This is a story of the marriage between two very different worlds; a modern, cutting-edge cath lab and a gracious classical guitar by the name of Carmen. It also illustrates the value of such a marriage. Of how two such opposite worlds...

This is a story of the marriage...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

The Art of Endurance: Part II

06/19/2008

Shirly Dawson Coffey , CVT;

How can a perfectly healthy woman wind up in a cath lab in the middle of the night? Case study: A 52-year-old woman with no cardiac history, non-smoker, non-diabetic, some family history, height and weight appropriate and physically...

How can a perfectly healthy...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Meddling with Medusa

06/19/2008

Shirly Dawson Coffey , CVT;

Peripheral angiography can have a bleak reputation. There are people, myself included, who trudge towards the peripheral rooms with leaden steps. I step into these rooms with determination, doggedness and duty, but anticipation? Rarely....

Peripheral angiography can have...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

The Relentless March of Interruptions

06/19/2008

Shirly Dawson Coffey , CVT;

A patient in the room is a given. Patience among the staff is not, and here is why. Constant interruptions, complete unpredictability and countless details. If you add these three things together, you come up with the wrenching and...

A patient in the room is a...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Who`s in Charge?

06/19/2008

Shirly Dawson Coffey , CVT;

Some time ago, a patient remarked after the completion of his exam that he had rarely seen such a smooth execution of duties. He had apparently been watching our activities closely and come to the conclusion that in spite of the variety of...

Some time ago, a patient...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest