Catheters

DSA iSAP: Clinical Action Plan Abdominal Angiography: Simulated Case Study of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Clinical Concerns & Imaging Goals A 50-year-old male patient present to Emergency Department with hematochezia. Patient’s CT demonstrated active bleeding in his rectum. Generally, gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is caused by multitudes of pathologic processes, it has an intermittent nature and it could be a life-threatening condition for the patient (Cherian et al., 2009). Hence, it is crucial…

These treatments can be used together. Catheter ablation is when radio waves are sent to destroy the heart tissue that is producing the irregular heart rhythm. Once the heart tissue is destroyed in this way, it cannot be repaired or regenerated (Jichao, Kharche, Hansen, Csepe, Yufeng, Stiles et al., 2015). Santangeli and Lin’s study suggested that isolating the pulmonary veins was a better technique to achieve a high success rate with catheter ablation. They used a large sample size of a little…

nursing homes, end-stage renal disease facilities, and rehabilitation centers (Health.gov, 2016). Types of Healthcare-Associated Infections There are many types of healthcare-associated infections which are Central-Line Bloodstream infection (CLABS), Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Ventilator-associated…

This is known as angioplasty. Once the procedure has been completed, the catheter is removed and the incision is closed using manual pressure, a plug or a clamp. Post- Discharge Following angiography, you'll be taken to a recovery ward for observation and monitoring. You'll be asked to lie still for a few hours, to prevent bleeding…

What happens after the procedure? You will continue to have a catheter draining your urine. The catheter may be left in for a few days or weeks, depending on the size of the stricture. You will be shown how to care for your catheter. You may have some blood leaking from around the catheter when you pass urine. Your blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, and blood oxygen level will be monitored until the medicines you were…

punctured with a needle and a thin guide wire is inserted into the artery and advanced towards the blocked segment of the coronary artery. Then, a long, thin plastic tube called a catheter is passed over the guidewire towards the blocked segment of the coronary artery. A deflated balloon is placed at the tip of the catheter. Inflation of the balloon at the blocked segment of the artery pushes or compresses the plague deposition, which allows the arteries to open up. The balloon is then deflated…

include: • Catheter ablation. In many people who have atrial fibrillation and an otherwise normal heart, atrial fibrillation is caused by rapidly discharging triggers, or “hot spots”. These hot spots are like abnormal pacemaker cells that fire so rapidly that the upper chambers of the heart quiver instead of beating efficiently. In catheter ablation, a doctor inserts long, thin tubes (catheters) into your groin and guides them through blood vessels to the heart. Electrodes at the catheter tips…

Journal 10 Tuesday, November 17th: Today was my second day with Hospice. We were the piece of Hospice that makes visits in the home. It the beginning of the day however, we started in the building with other members of the hospice team. They were meeting together for a weekly meeting. The weekly meeting they were having is one that they are familiar with. They have this meeting every Tuesday to discuss their patient’s plan of care. They cannot cover all the patients every Tuesday for time…

for him or her to end up on that unit. People are admitted to an ICU because they need intense support for failing organs, treatment, and constant monitoring and frequent nursing care. Most patients on the units are on a ventilator, have a urinary catheter in place along with a central line for direct medication administration, which increases the chance of hospital-acquired infection (HAI). The patients’ immune system is already suppressed because of their own medical problem. Family members…

indwelling urinary catheters. The decrease in arrival for infection treatment leaves our rooms open for other emergencies. Reducing the lower acuity ER arrivals also impacts our ED wait time, which is a CDC measure. (Sullivan, 2012. p. 198) The ED expense budget is a great model for over all departmental change. The ED is one of the lowest in cost reimbursement. The task is to have the ED expense budget reflect our patient care objectives regarding CAUTI and indwelling catheters and insertion…