Cardiac electrophysiology

Syncope "Syncope is defined as an abrupt, transient loss of consciousness and postural tone with spontaneous recovery, most often caused by loss of cerebral oxygenation and perfusion referred to as cerebral ischemia. Syncope is also referred to as transient loss of consciousness (Grimes, 2014)." Syncope is considered the most common medical emergency in dental offices around the world (Grimes, 2014). It can most likely occur when blood pressure is too low (hypotension) and the heart is not…

telemetry monitoring Treatment/Management • Resuscitation and consideration of other conditions contributing to instability • Direct current cardioversion • Rate-controlling agents (calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, amiodarone, digoxin) • Electrophysiology (EP) consultation Major Outcomes Considered • Heart rate control • Rhythm control • Mortality rate • Stroke rate • Bleeding rate Clinical Presentation Patients who present with the following signs and symptoms: irregular pulse,…

When you’re suffering with the health and improper functioning of your heart, it is important to do your own research and find a cardiologist who’s right for you immediately. The overall quality , excellence in this field and reputation of cardiac care of the hospital where they practice is often a good benchmark for cardiologists. When you are looking for best Cardiologist, experience and reputation does matter. The more experience a cardiologist has with a condition or procedure, the best your…

Setting: The study took place in a hospital that consist of: a 33 bed PCU which provides treatment to medical and interventional cardiology patients, a 6 room electrophysiology laboratory, and a 6 room cardiac catheterization laboratory. 2. Subjects/Sample size/Selection: The study focused on patients from PCU who had medical and interventional cardiac procedures done. A sample size was not identified. However, the study did average that the number of procedural patients is anywhere between…

Stereotactic Neurosurgery The stereotactic neurosurgery process uses a 3-dimensional imaging system to enhance the diagnosis and surgical capabilities of the surgeon to make ablations, lesions, biopsy, injection, implantation, simulation and radio-surgery of the affected part. This is a minimally invasive surgical procedure also known as stereotaxy. Orthopedic Surgery Orthopedic surgery involves the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders related to the musculoskeletal structure of…

ultra-sound cardiography, is a noninvasive procedure that examines the size, shape and motion of the heart structures, like valves and heart chambers, during the cardiac cycle. Chest X-rays, stress test and tilt table test are other noninvasive procedures used in assessing the status of the cardiovascular system. Invasive procedures like cardiac catheterization and myocardial biopsy are used to determine valve disorders and abnormal shunting. Percardiocentesis, a procedure that involves the…

Invasive Cardiovascular Technicians are knowledgeable in anatomy, physiology, pathology, cardiovascular pharmacology, basic and advanced electrocardiography and Electrophysiology, physics, hemodynamics, and radiology (Santiago, 2014). They are also skilled in intravenous administration, diagnostic cardiac catheterizations, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, angioplasty, stents, and vital sign monitoring (Commission on Accreditation…

provide training to human resource regarding electrophysiology as it is a weakness of the organization that it does not have electrophysiology experts. The organization should use its resources to train individuals and to overcome the threat of shortage of skilled labor. Last but not the least, the organization should use its resources to develop electrophysiological laboratory. It is due to the fact that one of the reasons of failure of infant cardiac surgery is that the organization was not…

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Nursing Educator Interview I recently had the opportunity to sit with the Nursing Educator at my local hospital to ask her a series of questions regarding her profession. During her 30 years as a nurse she has gained a plethora of knowledge, experience and critical thinking skills. As a nurse holding a masters degree in the science of nursing, she actively uses her clinical abilities within the acute and critical care unit while also successfully functioning as a nursing educator. After 5…