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Cardiac Catheterization uses an intravascular catheter and contrast imaging to assess coronary and cardiac anatomy, and may proceed directly to PCI in the same procedure.
NCLEX-RN
NCLEX-RN
Cardiac Catheterization uses an intravascular catheter and contrast imaging to assess coronary and cardiac anatomy, and may proceed directly to PCI in the same procedure. Nursing priorities afterwards are bleeding, distal perfusion, recurrent ischaemia, dysrhythmia and renal safety.
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