Cardiac Catheterization for the Health Care Professional

Do you ever wonder what are all the things that take place in the cath lab? Just watch to find out. Do you want to be more informed for yourself and the patient? This is for. 00:00 intro 01:06 Prep 01:23 RHC vs LHC vs Percutaneous coronary intervention 02:50 what is a right heart cath 04:09 Left heart cath and PCI 05:01 How to explain to patient 07:39 Pre-op prep 07:57 Why NPO 08:17 Meds to give or hold 10:12 allergies 11:01 Consent 12:15 How YOU can be a Rockstar! 13:19 AKI 14:23 IV 14:56 get the clothes off! 15:16 coronary anatomy 16:33 sheath management 18:35 complications 19:30 YOU are RESPONSIBLE 20:27 12 lead EKG 21:55 #1 predictor of stent thrombosis