Helpful Information for the CCU and other Critical Care Units

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

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.

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Specializes in RETIRED Cath Lab/Cardiology/Radiology.

THANK you, Siri! What a help this will be for me! Again, thank you!

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

you are welcome di. i have some more i will get together for later.

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helpful links and information, continued........

www.aacn.org american association of critical care nurses .... very helpful links on certification as ccrn, progressive care certification such as stepdown units, telemetry units, direct observational units, and transitional units

american heart association an overall good site for reference material on bls, acls, stroke, mi, and position statements

take american heart association renewals online

american heart association acls online renewal

american heart association pals online renewal

american heart association bls online renewal

american academy of pediatrics nrp ~ locate instructor/hospital/course

excellent texts/journals:

cardiothoracic surgical nursing (author: finkelmeier: isbn#0781717132)

cardiovascular nursing (author: kinney, and packa)

cardiovascular critical care nursing (author: woods: isbn#044308193x)

cardiology update journal

rapid interpretation of ekg's by dr. dale dubin

http://www.cardiologyonline.com/journals.htm links to a wealth of cardiology journals online

more to come..................:)

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Siri,

These are great. I'm studying for CEN, nothing to do with CCU, and these are really helpful.:nurse:

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Great, KatieBell. Good luck with your exam. Please let us know when you pass!!!!!:)

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as promised, here are other very informative and educational links......

http://heart.healthcentersonline.com/bloodclot/ video presentation and animated encylopedia regarding the conduction system. also, excellent discussion regarding pulmonary embolism and coronary angiography

http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/ blood flow through the heart - animated tutorial

http://www.tmc.edu/thi/anatomy.html anatomy of the heart including information on the heartbeat, valves, coronary arteries, circulatory and conduction system

http://www.kauaicc.hawaii.edu/nursing/ekg/tutorial/lytes.htm electrolyte and medications: effect on ekgs

http://www.12leadecg.com/intro/ - introduction to 12-lead ecg, the art of interpretation. view ecgs and fashcards to quiz on information about the electrical system of the heart.

http://filer.case.edu/~dck3/heart/listen.html cardiac auscultation

http://www6.medical.philips.com/cmsmedia/hemo_1 hemodynamic monitoring from barnes-jewish hospital

http://www.guideline.gov/summary/su...d=1&doc_id=6817 management of cardiogenic shock/ahf, including hemodynamic parameters

www.pacep.org swan/hemodynamic/cardiac

http://www.rad.msu.edu/education/pages/stu_resources/common/pages/aben/im_tutor/default.htm - chest imaging tutorial

more to come............

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Specializes in CRITICAL CARE.

thanks a lot for all these helpful website on all aspects of nursing. i am anticipating that you will always carry on these helpful links.

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Specializes in ICU/CCU/MICU/SICU/CTICU.

Siri, now I know why I loves ya!

Thanks for all the great links!

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more..........;)

http://connection.lww.com/products/bickley/headtotoe.asp head to toe assessments

http://www.sccm.org/professional_resources/guidelines/table_of_contents/documents/neuromuscularblockade.pdf sedation protocol for vent patients

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/index.htm national heart lung and blood institute on cholesterol

http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/imaging/contents.html yale university school of medicine cardiothoracic imaging

http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/rad/ university of virginia radiology interactive tutorial

http://www.learningradiology.com/ online interactive radiological case studies

http://www.rad.msu.edu/education/pages/stu_resources/common/pages/aben/im_tutor/default.htm chest imaging tutorial

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Specializes in CRITICAL CARE.

thanks a lot siri for all these helpful links.

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i want to thank daytonite for some of the links provided.

http://www.nursewise.com/courses/chestubes_hour.htm -chest tubes

nurse bob's micu/ccu survival guide

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