I have been tasked with the purchase of a biphasic defibrillator for my department. I am looking for some input. What manufacturer do you use? What do you like and why? What don't you like and...
Dear Hissythecat, Find cardiologist that is board certified, and has been in practice at least 5-10 years. Transthoracic echo is a good place to start, especially if they have a machine that is...
I graduated from nursing school 18 yrs ago. For me, nursing school was, at once, horrible and insipiring. Horrible in the sense that all of my instructors, save one, felt it inappropriate for me to...
Theoretically, EF can be 100 %. Though, after 17 years in the cath lab, I've never seen such. However, in some patients, the LV cavity will nearly obliterate. These cases would be those patients...
It was my first job as a new grad. I was working telemetry nights. Often I would sit next to the monitor tech and watch and learn. "What's wrong with that one," I said. "She's dying!" the tech...