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Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, BSN

06/19/2008
Hyperemia Myocardial blood flow is regulated by changes in vascular resistance at the level of the arterioles. As the oxygen demands of the myocardium increase, the arteriole beds dilate to increase blood flow to the region. Similarly, when...
Hyperemia Myocardial blood flow is regulated by changes in vascular resistance at the level of the arterioles. As the oxygen demands of the myocardium increase, the arteriole beds dilate to increase blood flow to the region. Similarly, when...
Hyperemia Myocardial blood flow...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
I recently had the opportunity to read and review a new book by Sandy Watson and Kenneth Gorski, entitled Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Edition - A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel. This book was particularly interesting to me because I worked this...
I recently had the opportunity to read and review a new book by Sandy Watson and Kenneth Gorski, entitled Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Edition - A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel. This book was particularly interesting to me because I worked this...
I recently had the opportunity...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
NPSG #2 does not specifically say that reports to a receiving hospital unit has to be Nurse-to-Nurse; what it says is that the institution is responsible to implement a standardized approach to hand off communication, with an opportunity to...
NPSG #2 does not specifically say that reports to a receiving hospital unit has to be Nurse-to-Nurse; what it says is that the institution is responsible to implement a standardized approach to hand off communication, with an opportunity to...
NPSG #2 does not specifically...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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06/19/2008
I recently had the opportunity to read and review a new book by Sandy Watson and Kenneth Gorski, entitled Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Edition - A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel. This book was particularly interesting to me because I worked this...
I recently had the opportunity to read and review a new book by Sandy Watson and Kenneth Gorski, entitled Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Edition - A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel. This book was particularly interesting to me because I worked this...
I recently had the opportunity...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
How often have you heard that from a patient? This question has been posed to me numerous times over the course of the past twenty years. Sometimes the more you know, the harder it becomes to answer the question. Back in the early days of...
How often have you heard that from a patient? This question has been posed to me numerous times over the course of the past twenty years. Sometimes the more you know, the harder it becomes to answer the question. Back in the early days of...
How often have you heard that...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
All of us who have chosen to work in cardiac catheterization and EP laboratories come from a variety of backgrounds: nursing, cardiovascular technology, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy, emergency medical technology, and others. We...
All of us who have chosen to work in cardiac catheterization and EP laboratories come from a variety of backgrounds: nursing, cardiovascular technology, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy, emergency medical technology, and others. We...
All of us who have chosen to...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the development of the Rotablator was to tackle the rock-hard, calcified lesions that standard angioplasty balloons have failed to effectively treat. It is the belief of many physicians that the selective tissue...
The primary purpose for the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
11/04/2008
Abstract: Data presented at the 2006 World Congress of Cardiology questioned the safety of drug-eluting stents (DES), causing a notable shift in clinical practice patterns in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)....
Abstract: Data presented at the 2006 World Congress of Cardiology questioned the safety of drug-eluting stents (DES), causing a notable shift in clinical practice patterns in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)....
Abstract: Data presented at the...
11/04/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/19/2008
Definitions: Team\ tem \ n 1: two or more draft animals harnessed to the same vehicle or implement (OK, we all work in healthcare; please disregard THIS definition, especially anyone who is an administrator!) 2: two or more individuals...
Definitions: Team\ tem \ n 1: two or more draft animals harnessed to the same vehicle or implement (OK, we all work in healthcare; please disregard THIS definition, especially anyone who is an administrator!) 2: two or more individuals...
Definitions: Team\ tem \ n 1:...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest