Interventional Cardiology Education - December, 2013
Welcome
This web site is designed to assist students, residents, fellows, nurses, physicians and industry personnel associated with cath lab procedures and equipment to learn more and contribute to their profession and the care of their patients. Books and Case presentations, tips, tricks, and notes about work in the cath lab and educational activity for interventional cardiology will appear on the web pages.
For those interested in CATH LAB Essentials Live course at UCI January 25, 2014, go to Course and Syllabus by clicking the page above.
Morton J. Kern, MD, FSCAI, FAHA, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Chief Cardiology Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Associate Chief Cardiology University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Email: mkern@uci.edu; mortonkern2007@gmail.com
Words on Vascular Access
In the 5th edition of the Cardiac Catheterization Handbook, new material has been added to replace historic but now obsolete discussions and methods. As in the previous editions, the initial chapters are designed to assist the novice and new comer, including nurses, technicians, students, residents, fellows-in-training and new industry representatives to the cath lab. Descriptions on how the procedure should flow, what steps should be learned first, how to approach patients undergoing this often frightening test, being part of the cath lab team, and similar work matters are presented. New sections address recent requirement concerning conscious sedation, time-outs, informed consent, and work place safety.
The most updated material is the vascular access technique in Chapter 2. Radial artery access has been strongly emphasized. The newest femoral vascular closure devices are briefly presented. Below are some of the pictures used to describe the recent Armend Glove sterile prep for radial access published in Cath Lab Digest May 2010.
The most updated material is the vascular access technique in Chapter 2. Radial artery access has been strongly emphasized. The newest femoral vascular closure devices are briefly presented. Below are some of the pictures used to describe the recent Armend Glove sterile prep for radial access published in Cath Lab Digest May 2010.
