AV Junction – What’s Your Function?
Think back to your elementary school days, and I’m sure you will easily be able to recall School House Rock. The classic Jack Sheldon favorites helped me understand everything from grammar through history and government. Today, let’s begin breaking down the AV junction structures and purpose – School House Rock style.
3D Map Interpretation – 4
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Electrogram Interpretation – 10
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The Delicate Lifeline of EP
Have you ever had to tell the lab manager or physician that due to a cable being “dead in the water” … the case must cancel? How can such an inexpensive piece of equipment cause such havoc? It doesn’t have to if handled properly.
3D Map Interpretation – 3
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Electrogram Interpretation – 9
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Drowning in EP
Have you ever taken on a task only to realize later to feel like you’re in way over your head? You can study more and more material, but still, feel like you can’t catch your breath. The more you take on, the more you feel like you sinking. You’re drowning. Click on the title to view the complete blog post.
Electrogram Interpretation – 8
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Why didn’t I write that down?
The physician asks to repeat the pacing protocol that induced tachycardia… and you give them a blank stare. After the procedure, the dictating physician asks what the HV interval was… and you have no clue. This has most likely happened to all of us at one point in time in which we were put on the spot, but due to lack of documentation, we’re unable to respond. As common as this problem is, it is ridiculous that the solution is so easy. All that is needed is proper documentation.
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SVT Case Study
SVT case study on a 53-year-old female with a history of palpitations.
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