Lesson 1History review focused on cardiovascular risk factors, medications, allergies, and last oral intakeOutlines a focused pre-procedure history for cath lab, stressing heart risk factors, current and recent medicines, allergies, and exact time and type of last food or drink to guide safety and sleep planning.
Structured heart risk factor checkNoting medicine time and last dosesClarifying drug, food, and dye allergiesFinding last food intake and no-food statusSpotting warning signs needing doctor reviewLesson 2IV access strategies: peripheral vs central, sizes for contrast/medication administration, confirming patencyDetails choosing arm vein versus deep vein access, right tube sizes for dye and medicines, ways to check flow, and fixing leaks, cramps, or poor flow before and during cath lab work.
Picking arm vein versus deep vein accessTube size choice for dye and drug givingWays to fix and label IV linesChecking flow, blood return, and speedHandling leaks, spills, or crampsLesson 3Patient identification protocols and two-person verification methods (ID band, verbal confirmation, chart cross-check)Covers rules and safety needs for correct patient ID, use of wrist bands and spoken checks, two-person confirm steps, and fixing mismatches between band, records, and computer files before any cut or poke.
Needed IDs for cath lab patientsSpoken ID checks with confused patientsTwo-person confirm steps at startMatching band, chart, and computer dataNoting and reporting ID mismatchesLesson 4Pre-procedure fasting rules, premedication (analgesia, anxiolytics), and allergy prophylaxis protocols (contrast/iodine allergy)Looks at no-food times for solids and liquids, safe pre-meds like painkillers and calmers, and proven ways to prevent dye or iodine reactions, including checks, risk levels, and records.
Standard no-food times for solids and clear drinksPre-med choices and timing in cath labChecking for past dye or iodine reactionsSteroid and anti-itch pre-med plansHandling high-risk allergy or shock historyLesson 5Medication reconciliation and peri-procedural medication management (antiplatelets, anticoagulants, antihypertensives, nitrates, diabetic meds)Focuses on full medicine check, spotting risky drugs, and planning around-procedure handling of blood thinners, clot stoppers, blood pressure meds, nitrates, and sugar drugs to balance bleed, block, and flow risks.
Gathering full pre-procedure drug listHandling double blood thinner therapy before stent workManaging warfarin and direct clot stoppersSafely adjusting blood pressure meds and nitratesAround-procedure care of sugar agentsLesson 6Assessing and optimizing comorbidities relevant to PCI: hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney diseaseReviews checking high blood pressure, sugar disease, and long-term kidney issues before stent work, including vital signs, sugar levels, kidney function, and ways to improve pressure, sugar, and kidney protection to cut around-procedure problems.
Pre-procedure blood pressure check goalsSugar control and low-sugar preventionChecking kidney function and rate thresholdsWater giving and dye cutting strategiesWhen to delay stent work for health improvementLesson 7Consent verification, documentation, and handling questions about risks and benefitsExplains legal and right aspects of knowing consent, checking if consent is good and full, ensuring records are right, and answering patient questions on risks, gains, and options in easy words.
Parts of good knowing consentChecking form fullness and signsChecking patient ability and stand-insExplaining common cath lab risks and gainsNoting questions and given answersLesson 8Communication techniques to reduce anxiety and provide brief procedural explanations in lay termsDescribes patient-focused talk methods to cut worry, including building trust, using simple words, checking grasp, and handling common fears about pain, sleep meds, and results in the cath lab.
Building trust on first patient meetUsing simple words to explain stent and vessel checkSetting hopes about pain and sleep medsAnswering common fears and wrong ideasRepeat-back ways to confirm graspLesson 9Interpreting pre-procedure labs and investigations relevant to cath lab (CBC, electrolytes, creatinine/eGFR, coagulation panel, troponin, ECG)Covers reading key pre-procedure tests, including blood count, salts, creatinine and kidney rate, clot studies, heart damage marker, and heart trace, and how odd results affect timing, access choice, and clot med plans.
Blood count parts linked to bleed riskSalt issues affecting heart rhythmCreatinine, kidney rate, and dye risk checkClot panel and clot med planningHeart trace and damage marker in sudden heart blocks
