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CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION Flashcards

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WHAT IS IT?

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this invloves the insertion of a catheter into the heart via the femoral or radial artery or venous system and manipulating it within the heart and great vessels,

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indications for CC

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Coronary artery disease: to assess the conary vessels and graft patency.
Vulvular; to assess the severity and theraupeutic vulvuloplasty
congenital heart disease: diagnostic to look at vessels and therapeutic ( septostomy and balloon dilation)

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pre procedure check

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1.consent
2.brief examination and history- peripheral pulses, bruits, anerysm.
3.investigations: FBC, u & E, lft, clotting screen cxr and ecg
4.iv access
5.NPO AT LEAST 6 HOURS BEFORE PROCEDURE
TAKE ALL MEDS BEFORE PROCEDURE

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POST PROCEDURE CHECKS

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PULSE, BLOOD PRESSURE, ARTERIAL PUNCTURE SITE

INVESTIGATION: FBCAND CLOTTING

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COMPLICATIONS OF CC

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HEMORRHAGE
MI
INFECTION
CONTRAST RXN
ARRTHYMIAS
PERICARDIAL TAMPONADE
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PRESSURE OF RIGHT ATRIUM

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4

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PRESSURE OF LEFT VENTRICLE

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120/80

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