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Invasive Cardiology: A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel
Author: Sandy WatsonOVERVIEW
4 Stars from Doody’s Book Review (on the Third Edition)!
“It is excellent reading for students, healthcare professionals considering the cath lab as an adventure, as well as novice and expert cath lab professionals.”
Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition of Invasive Cardiology: A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel, is written specifically for nurses, technologists, and allied health personnel working in the catheterisation laboratory. Topics cover all aspects of the catheterisation laboratory including cardiovascular anatomy, radiography, angiography, technical duties of the staff, right and left heart catheterisation, PCI, invasive ultrasound, valvuloplasty, haemostasis, paediatric interventions, pharmacology, emergency procedures, and many others.
Every new print copy includes Navigate Advantage Access that unlocks a complete, interactive eBook, student practice activities, learning analytics reporting tools, and more!
Features and Benefits
- Now focused on being a training and assessment resource rather than just a reference book, the book is divided into parts for better pedagogical organisation
- Each chapter now includes learning objectives, summaries, relevant case studies, and self-assessment questions
- Updated to reflect the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals’ (SICP) 2015 Educational Guidelines for Invasive Cardiovascular Technology Personnel in the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory
- New instructor resources include slides in PowerPoint, chapter and lecture outlines, online educational resources, and suggested readings
- Includes information on endovascular treatment of pulmonary embolism
- New eBook available with additional online case studies
- Printable step-by-step procedures
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Part I Basics
- Chapter 1 History of the Cath Lab
- Chapter 2 Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
- Chapter 3 Electrocardiography and Rhythm Interpretation
- Chapter 4 Radiography
- Chapter 5 Contrast Media
- Chapter 6 Asepsis in the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory
- Chapter 7 Roles and Responsibilities of the Cath Lab Team
- Chapter 8 Nursing Care of the Cardiac Procedure Patient
- Part II Diagnostics
- Chapter 9 Diagnostic Catheterization
- Chapter 10 Hemodynamics
- Chapter 11 Intravascular and Intracardiac Imaging
- Chapter 12 Functional Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease
- Part III Coronary Interventions
- Chapter 13 Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
- Chapter 14 Coronary Atherectomy and Thrombectomy
- Chapter 15 Access Site Hemostasis
- Chapter 16 Emergencies in the Invasive Cardiovascular Laboratory
- Chapter 17 Temporary Cardiac Pacing and Cardioversion
- Chapter 18 Temporary Cardiac Assist Devices
- Chapter 19 Foreign Body Retrieval
- Part IV Cardiac Structural Interventions
- Chapter 20 Cardiac Defect Closure Devices
- Chapter 21 Septal Alcohol Ablation
- Chapter 22 Pericardiocentesis and Balloon Pericardiotomy
- Chapter 23 Percutaneous Valve Commissurotomy, Repair, and Replacement
- Chapter 24 Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Chapter 25 Electrophysiology
- Chapter 26 Pacemakers
- Chapter 27 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
- Chapter 28 Pediatric Interventional Cardiology
- Part V Non-cardiac Interventions
- Chapter 29 Percutaneous Carotid Angiography and Intervention
- Chapter 30 Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Chapter 31 Renal Artery Interventions
- Chapter 32 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Chapter 33 Lower Extremity Angiography and Intervention
- Part VI Pharmacology and Research
- Chapter 34 Cardiac Pharmacology
- Chapter 35 Cardiovascular Research
- Appendix Glossary
- Appendix Index
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