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Jason Wilson, RCIS

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06/19/2008
No, they don’t. While it is true that these patients tend to be more sick, balloon pumps can also be used as an adjunct to high-risk interventional procedures. Most of the time, however, in my experience, these people have had damage to their...
No, they don’t. While it is true that these patients tend to be more sick, balloon pumps can also be used as an adjunct to high-risk interventional procedures. Most of the time, however, in my experience, these people have had damage to their...
No, they don’t. While it is true...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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06/19/2008
I went to the hospital on my regular clinical day to find a team already there. They said they had been called in for an emergency for a patient early in the morning. My mentor said that the patient presented with Beck’s triad. I was...
I went to the hospital on my regular clinical day to find a team already there. They said they had been called in for an emergency for a patient early in the morning. My mentor said that the patient presented with Beck’s triad. I was...
I went to the hospital on my...
06/19/2008
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06/19/2008
I am about to graduate from my CVT program and I need to get a job. This is the first time I have had to write a resume. What tips could you give me? A good resume is very important for finding the job that you want. With a good resume, you...
I am about to graduate from my CVT program and I need to get a job. This is the first time I have had to write a resume. What tips could you give me? A good resume is very important for finding the job that you want. With a good resume, you...
I am about to graduate from my...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Arlene, Good question. I had this same question myself and hadn’t researched it yet. I referred your question to the SICP Standards Committee and Ken Gorski, RN, RCIS, FSICP, committee chair and assistant manager, Sones Cardiac...
Arlene, Good question. I had this same question myself and hadn’t researched it yet. I referred your question to the SICP Standards Committee and Ken Gorski, RN, RCIS, FSICP, committee chair and assistant manager, Sones Cardiac...
Arlene, Good question. I had...
06/19/2008
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06/19/2008
We did a bypass study of the RCA. It was bypassed by a RIMA. The cathing physician said it could also be bypassed by an artery from the stomach. What did he mean? The physician was referring to the gastroepiploic artery. The gastroepiploic...
We did a bypass study of the RCA. It was bypassed by a RIMA. The cathing physician said it could also be bypassed by an artery from the stomach. What did he mean? The physician was referring to the gastroepiploic artery. The gastroepiploic...
We did a bypass study of the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
A young female patient came to our cath lab with very high PA pressures. The doctor said that she needed to have nitric oxide treatments. What are nitric oxide treatments? Pulmonary hypertension occurs in people with chronic obstructive...
A young female patient came to our cath lab with very high PA pressures. The doctor said that she needed to have nitric oxide treatments. What are nitric oxide treatments? Pulmonary hypertension occurs in people with chronic obstructive...
A young female patient came to...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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06/19/2008
Arlene, Good question. I had this same question myself and hadn’t researched it yet. I referred your question to the SICP Standards Committee and Ken Gorski, RN, RCIS, FSICP, committee chair and assistant manager, Sones Cardiac...
Arlene, Good question. I had this same question myself and hadn’t researched it yet. I referred your question to the SICP Standards Committee and Ken Gorski, RN, RCIS, FSICP, committee chair and assistant manager, Sones Cardiac...
Arlene, Good question. I had...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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06/19/2008
I am probably just new to the lab and probably just need to get used to it, but I have been having backaches and headaches that I think are from wearing the lead for a long time. Any advice in the meantime until I get used to it? It's not...
I am probably just new to the lab and probably just need to get used to it, but I have been having backaches and headaches that I think are from wearing the lead for a long time. Any advice in the meantime until I get used to it? It's not...
I am probably just new to the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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06/19/2008
A young female patient came to our cath lab with very high PA pressures. The doctor said that she needed to have nitric oxide treatments. What are nitric oxide treatments? Pulmonary hypertension occurs in people with chronic obstructive...
A young female patient came to our cath lab with very high PA pressures. The doctor said that she needed to have nitric oxide treatments. What are nitric oxide treatments? Pulmonary hypertension occurs in people with chronic obstructive...
A young female patient came to...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
One of the patients that we had come in with chest pain actually had normal coronary arteries. The physician decided to rule out PE to help explain the chest pain. What can you tell me about that? Great question. Amazingly, there are a...
One of the patients that we had come in with chest pain actually had normal coronary arteries. The physician decided to rule out PE to help explain the chest pain. What can you tell me about that? Great question. Amazingly, there are a...
One of the patients that we had...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest