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1. Syncope........

   eprn replied to CardioTrans's topic in Cardiac

   Syncope is tricky, and there are many, many causes for it. Like I said, it can be an extensive workup. As far as your axis deviation, it's generally meaningless by itself. Let him continue his workup and hopefully they will come up with an answer ...

2. Syncope........

   eprn replied to CardioTrans's topic in Cardiac

   Yeah, you may need an extensive workup, such as the ol' tilt table or an EP study. If they just can't figure it out (even after the event monitors, holters, studies, etc.), they may implant a loop recorder. It's a small implantable device that can ...

3. My son has SVT Questions

   eprn replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Cardiac

   SVT is one of those things that many people treat as a nuisance. However, it also tends to get worse (i.e. more frequent and longer episodes) as time progresses. Eventually, most people get sick of dealing with it and wind up getting an ablation. I...

4. My son has SVT Questions

   eprn replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Cardiac

   Yes, I want to know what happened, too. SVT ablations come in many flavors. The most common is AVNRT or AV nodal reentrant tachycardia where there are essentially two pathways an impulse can take down the av node. Basically, the impulse goes around i...

5. Patient with pacer/AED is DNR

   eprn replied to oldnewnurse's topic in Cardiac

   Whoa, boss: I'm not saying that you can't put a magnet on it. I just think it's kinda irresponsible to assume that the magnet will magically take care of the problem. An ICD (or even a pacemaker) is a complicated device--it's a computer. It's just no...

6. Patient with pacer/AED is DNR

   eprn replied to oldnewnurse's topic in Cardiac

   With the recent problems with some Guidant devices, many of the magnetic reed switches were turned off, meaning that they will not respond to a magnet in any way. In Guidant devices, this feature is programmable. In Medtronic devices (and most devi...

7. Pacer Placement

   eprn replied to NeuroNP's topic in Cardiac

   That is interesting. Maybe there's a scheduling conflict. On the other hand, there could be some political intrigue as well.

8. What part...

   eprn replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Indiana

   Oh, and I even know how to spell "Cincinnati." It helps to slow down when you're typing that word.

9. What part...

   eprn replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Indiana

   Okay. I'll start. I'm an RN (for 6 years now). I'm in Dearborn County (just west of Cicninnati). I've always worked in Cincinnati, OH and I don't even have an IN license yet. Oh, and I graduated from the University of Cinicinnati.

10. Pacer Placement

    eprn replied to NeuroNP's topic in Cardiac

    Not all cardiologists may implant pacers. A cardiologist either needs to have gone through device training or an entire electrophysiology fellowship to be an implanter. Otherwise, they will have to refer it to another implanting cardiologist, an EP...

11. RN license renewal question

    eprn replied to emmalou's topic in Legal

    This time of year in Ohio (due to the other last-minute people), you can probably expect it to take 4-5 weeks for processing. You can apply online now, and the information was included with your renewal application. Make sure you sent the right amou...

12. Quit after 4 weeks, now what...

    eprn replied to nursecarebear's topic in New Nurse

    Let me start by saying: Don't give up the ship! It sounds like your old facility had a lousy training program. These problems should've become apparent long before now and should have been addressed. The nice thing about nursing (in most areas of ...

13. Did You Get A Sign On Bonus?

    eprn replied to TLC RN's topic in New Nurse

    A few years ago one of the hospital systems here in town offered $30,000 for cath lab/EP nurses. They were required to stay for 3 years. Well, the three years just ended and now there's an exodus out of that system. As you might expect, these nurs...

14. So I'm wearing a Holter monitor....

    eprn replied to Jenni_RN's topic in Cardiac

    I'd have to agree with those suggesting that you find an EP. Most SVT is relatively easily induced during a study and they can usually ablate it then and there. People with these tachycardias generally tend to have more and longer episodes as time ...

15. Patient with pacer/AED is DNR

    eprn replied to oldnewnurse's topic in Cardiac

    I've been programming devices for years, and I encounter this problem often. The physician needs to write a very specific order for what he/she wants. Have the rep (or your hospital's device people) contact the physician for specifics if necessary....