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Discuss Cardiac Catheterization Issues with a Nurse Practitoner: Carolyn Strimike RN, MSN, CCRN, APNPC, APN-C, Heartstrong, LLC:"Heartstrong is an educational and consulting business specializing in cardiovascular disease and prevention. Our services include community and professional seminars, and educational products/publications. Seminar topics include: nutrition, weight loss, exercise/fitness, stress relief, risk factors, diagnosis and management of heart disease/stroke/heart failure in women, alternative therapy in the treatment and prevention of heart disease. We can discuss special requests on other health and wellness topics and will customize programs for individual groups. We Want to Help People Live a Longer Healthier Life!" Heartstrong, LLC 6-05 Saddle River Rd #353 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Toll Free: 1-888-3HEART0 (Main) 1-888-343-2780 (Fax) E-mail: info@heart-strong.com http://www.heart-strong.com ****************************************************** ****************************************************** Please select from the following: Legal Nurse Consultants Specializing in Cardiac Catheterizations: Deborah Hafernick, RN, CLNC, Hafernick Legal-Nurse Consulting, Texas Legal Nursing Consultants:"Medical-legal consulting practice in Houston, Texas, specialing in evaluating cases for merit and interpretation of the medical record for both plaintiff and defense attorneys to help them save money by organizing their cases faster and win because they understand them. Also research and provide medical literature/standards of care for issues that support their case. Testifying expert identification and location, demonstrative evidence development, etc." Specialty Areas: Cardiac Cathetherization Lab, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Education, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Social Security Disability Claims, Toxic Torts, Workers Compensation http://www.nursingexperts.com/hafernick ****************************************************** ****************************************************** Cardiac Catheterization, What is cardiac catheterization? American Heart Association:"This is a procedure done on the heart. In it, a doctor inserts a thin plastic tube (catheter) (KATH'eh-ter) into an artery or vein in the arm or leg. From there it can be advanced into the chambers of the heart or into the coronary arteries. This test can measure blood pressure within the heart and how much oxygen is in the blood. It's also used to get information about the pumping ability of the heart muscle." American Heart Association National Center 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 1-800-AHA-USA-1 or 1-800-242-8721 http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4491 ****************************************************** Cardiac Catheterization, Cardiologychannelcom:"Cardiac catheterization involves passing a catheter (i.e., a thin flexible tube) through an artery or a vein to the heart, and into a coronary artery. This procedure produces angiograms (i.e., x-ray images) of the coronary arteries and the left ventricle, the heart’s main pumping chamber, and also can be used to measure pressures in the pulmonary artery and to monitor heart function, usually in critically ill patients (called right heart catheterization). In most cases, cardiac catheterization is recommended when a partial or complete arterial blockage is suspected. It is used to evaluate how well the heart is functioning and to obtain information about blockages." http://www.cardiologychannel.com/cardiaccath/ ****************************************************** CathLab.com... Today's dynamic health care industry demands that we contain costs and increase productivity, yet challenges us to maintain optimum patient care standards and stay on the cutting edge of technology. ... http://www.cathlab.com ****************************************************** Cardiac Catheterization, Hanford Community Medical Center:"Cardiac Catheterization services include: Right and left catheterization and angiography, Cardiac output, Abdominal arteriogram, Carotid, cerebral, extremity, pulmonary and renal angiography, Cardioversion, Insertion of Greenfield filter, Insertion of permanent pacemaker, Myocardial biopsy, Biliary tube placement, Renal stent/catheter placement, Periocardiocenthesis, Replacement of pacemaker generator, Transesophageal echocardiogram." Hanford Community Medical Center 450 North Greenfield Avenue, Hanford (559) 582-9000 http://www.hanfordhealth.com/redesign/pages/services/CardiacLab.php ****************************************************** Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory online! New York University:"Included in this site is a wealth of information pertaining to the patient, family and medical professional. The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at NYU is a full service laboratory with operating hours of 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. and around the clock coverage for emergencies. The NYU Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory grew from Andre Cournand's Nobel Prize winning hemodynamic studies, which were performed on the Bellevue Hospital campus and grew as a center of excellence in diagnostic coronary angiography as NYU was one of the leading centers in cardiovascular surgery." Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, NYU Medical Center 560 First Avenue, TH 576 New York, NY 10016 (212) 263-5656 http://www.med.nyu.edu/cardcath/ ****************************************************** Sanders Data Systems Home Page... Sanders Data Systems produces and sells Cardiac Image Analysis Software... http://www.sandersdata.com ****************************************************** Cardiac Catheterization (Cardiology Tests and Procedures), Torrance Memorial:"This procedure is nonsurgical and is performed under X-ray guidance in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab. A catheter (a long, thin, flexible tube) is inserted through an artery (blood vessel) in the thigh up into the heart. Occasionally an artery in the arm is used. X-rays (pictures) are taken of the heart and coronary arteries. The patient is given a mild sedative to help him relax but remains awake during the procedure to allow him to answer questions regarding his comfort level, any chest pain or shortness of breath. A small area of the groin or arm is shaved and cleansed where the catheter will be inserted." Torrance Memorial Medical Center 3330 Lomita Blvd. Torrance, CA 90505 Tel: (310) 325-9110, webmaster@TorranceMemorial.org http://www.torrancememorial.org/carca.htm ****************************************************** Cardiac catheterization, YourSurgery.Com®:"Cardiac catheterization is a procedure usually performed by an interventional cardiologist, a heart specialist who specializes in inserting a catheter either into the chambers of the heart or into an artery feeding the heart. This test is frequently performed prior to heart surgery to determine if surgery is necessary, and, if so, what surgery is to be performed. 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To be sure, there were several catalogs offering nurse's uniforms and a smattering of professional items. But there weren't any catalogs at the time offering a range of gifts, clothing, professional items, name badges, shoes and scrubs for nurses. It took two years of hard work to gather samples and put a together a catalog of the most unique and high-quality items for nurses." Nurses Station P.O. 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These products contribute to the nursing shortage, a public health crisis that threatens millions worldwide." http://www.truthaboutnursing.org/letters/er/ House, MD:"The main patient in tonight's episode of Fox's House was a nurse who believed that a cat tended to sit with those who were about to die--including, recently, the nurse herself. That may not sound like a promising vehicle for House to improve its abysmal portrayal of nursing. But the show actually presents the nurse as someone with health knowledge. And her search for meaning in faith, for some reason in tragic events, is a real counterpoint to House's cold rationality. Indeed, despite the obvious potential for mockery in the cat angle, the mighty House treats the nurse with considerable respect--he seems to care what she thinks, or at least to find her views unnerving. Of course, the nurse plays no real clinical role in the episode, and no other nurses do either. So the episode suggests, as usual, that physicians provide all important care in hospital settings, including all meaningful psychosocial and physical care. Still, any suggestion that intelligent life resides in a nurse is a welcome departure for House (and for the episode's writer Peter Blake, who also penned a November 2005 House episode that was notable for its physician glorification and its casual contempt for other health professions). Tonight's episode, "Here Kitty," drew 13.1 million U.S. viewers. more... see the relevant film clips... and please join our letter writing campaign!" http://www.truthaboutnursing.org/letters/house/ Private Practice:"ABC's Private Practice, whose season ends tomorrow, April 30, may be the only broadcast network show with a major nurse character to return next season. 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