Place the Defibrillator in Synchronous Mode when Cardioverting Angela D. Shoher MD Electrical cardioversion is used to manage patients with cardiac arrhythmias that involve re-entrant circuits, such as ventricular tachycardia…
Know the Backup Mechanism of Action and Requirements for Electrical Cardioversion and Anticoagulation for Ventricular Assist Devices Elizabeth A. Martinez MD, MHS More than 2 million Americans have congestive heart…
Try Placing a Skin Lead to Act as a Ground Wire if Pacing Wires Are not Functioning Correctly Postoperatively Tammy M. Slater CRNP Temporary epicardial wires are routinely implanted in…
Make Sure any Cordis in Place is the Correct Size when Emergently Floating a Transvenous Pacing Wire Christina L. Cafeo RN MSN David G. Hunt RN, BSN Peter J. Pronovost…
Always Turn on a Pacing Pulmonary Artery Catheter Prior to Floating The Device Bradford D. Winters MD, PhD There are several temporary transvenous pacing devices available for use in the…
Do not Use Pulmonary Artery Catheter Measurements in Tricuspid Regurgitation Dimitris Stefanidis MD, PhD Ronald F. Sing DO Most of the parameters obtained from pulmonary artery (PA) catheters are calculated…
Remember that in Normal Physiology the Wedge Pressure is less than the Pulmonary Artery Diastolic Pressure Jose M. Rodriguez-Paz MD The pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) is a commonly used device…
Remove a Pulmonary Artery Catheter in Patients with New-Onset Ventricular Arrhythmia and in most Atrial Arrhythmias William R. Burns MD Arrhythmias are common in the critically ill patient and can…
Remove Kinked or Coiled Pulmonary Artery Catheters Hari Nathan MD A postplacement chest radiograph should always be obtained after placement of a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) (Fig. 66.1). The postplacement…
Do not “Whip the Tip” when Testing a Pulmonary Catheter before Insertion Rachel Bluebond-Langner MD Prior to placement of a pulmonary artery (PA) catheter, the balloon should be tested, all…
