Helpful Information for the CCU and other Critical Care Units

[sirI]

i decided to start a thread with helpful information in the ccu. here are a few links to websites that i think ya'll will find very helpful:

www.icufaqs.org excellent all around

http://www.cvphysiology.com/ cardiovascular physiology

http://connection.lww.com/products/smeltzer10e/ch27.asp management of patients with dysrhythmias and conduction problems

http://www.ekgusa.com/ceol/abgmap/abgindex.html abg tutorial

http://realnurseed.com/abg.htm abg tutorial self-learning

http://www-isu.indstate.edu/mary/abgpract.htm abg practice questions

http://www.ccmtutorials.com/rs/intubate/in_vent3.htm - the patient in respiratory distress

http://www.txai.org/edu/education.htm texas arrhythmia institute

http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio202/cyberheart/cardio.htm cyberheart, cardiotutorials

http://www.12leadecg.com/intro/ - introduction to 12-lead ecg, the art of interpretation

http://www.ccmtutorials.com/rs/intubate/in_vent4.htm - to intubate or not

http://www.ccmtutorials.com/rs/index.htm critical care and ventilators

http://www.jicu.de/besim/ vent simulator (free demo)

icu/ccu procedures

http://www.openheartsurgery.com/heart_murmur.html normal heart sounds, aortic insufficiency, aortic stenosis, mitral insufficiency, mitral stenosis

http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/mvs/ the virtual sethoscope

http://www.wilkes.med.ucla.edu/intro.html heart and breath sounds

http://www.stethographics.com/main/physiology_ls_introduction.html basic lung and heart sounds

http://www.rale.ca/ breath sounds

(http://www.emory.edu/whscl/grady/inetgrp/hplung.html) .. lung sounds from emory school of medicine

blaufuss multimedia - heart sounds and cardiac arrhythmias

http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/dir/heart.html myocardial infarction ecg tutorial

http://homepage.mac.com/edutainment/photoalbum6.html ecg tracings

http://www.ecglibrary.com/ecghome.html cardiac tracings - advanced

http://themdsite.com/ website by dr. dale dubin, author "rapid interpretation of ekg's"

www.randylarson.com ecg's - mock codes

http://www.mdchoice.com/cyberpt/acls/acls.asp acls scenerios

http://www.skillstat.com/learn.htm learning

http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/index.html ecg learning center

http://www.rnceus.com/course_frame.asp?exam_id=16&directory=ekg ecg strip identification and evaluation

http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/ekg/ekg.html ecg

http://www.ecglibrary.com/ ecg library

http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/dir/ekg_puz.html - super ekg puzzler - 215 rhythm strips to diagnosis—includes the answers- click on "go to this site now" to enter the quizzing from mcgill university molson medical informatics student projects site

http://butler.cc.tut.fi/~malmivuo/bem/bembook/19/19.htm the basis of ecg diagnosis

http://www.medi-smart.com/tutorials.htm medical patient simulators and tutorials from medi-smart

www.skillstat.com/home2.htm ecg recognition with time limit

http://medi-smart.com/card-demo.htm ecg strips with time limit

http://www.icumedicus.com/casesgallery.php?photo=10&album=4 icu case of the week

we can add to the list as we go along.

[nurse4theplanet, RN]

http://www.pacep.org

Pulmonary Artery Catheter Education Project Website...great program to educate healthcare professionals on use of PA line and hemodynamic monitoring

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

Thank you for this link, asoldierswife05.

[msjangir]

siri,

thanks all these links are so helpful that there is no word to describe such things.

thanks a lot

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

You are welcome, mahirn! Glad you found them helpful.

[NurseyPoo, RN]

In case anyone is interested this site is very helpful for those who have trouble with strips and cardiac meds.

http://skillstat.com/sixsecond2.htm

[hajer]

thank u 4 ur great effort that u provided to us .i injoy all the web site that u give , i hope to u all the pest

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

You are welcome, hajer. Glad you joined allnurses.com. Hope you enjoy the site.

[hajer]

can i ask u a fever my dear siri :if u have any other links that provide animation for heart conditions can give me any web sites ,,,thanks alot;)

[pooker]

Siri

Thank you, I just joined my hospitals ICU team and these sites are great.

[Aquarian]

Some EKG interpretation exercises here:

http://www.icumedicus.com/casesgallery.php?album=4

[a2j]

hi,

thanks for all the helpful links.i am planning to ta CCRN certification.could anyone help me out with what materials to look in to? good helpful books ?and anything helpful to taking this certification

...thanks

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

Thank you, a2j

Here is a link to another thread about study materials for the CCRN:

https://allnurses.com/forums/f15/ccrn-exam-186541.html

Good luck.