Competency information
Details
Perform cardiac monitoring and make accurate pressure and haemodynamic measurements appropriate to the procedure.
Considerations
- Left/right heart diagnostic catheterisation
- Correct annotation of the recording
- Evidence-based best practice with respect to cardiac catheterisation
- Major classes of cardiac drugs and mechanisms of action and uses, and significant side effects and manifestations
- Current and appropriate procedural medications, their actions and justification.
- Types of drugs commonly administered during cardiac catheter procedures such as anticoagulation, anti-arrhythmics and anti- anginals.
- When medication is needed during cardiac catheterisation
- Normal pressure ranges within the heart and greatvessels
- Anatomy and physiology of the coronary circulation
- Influence of coronary arteries on cardiac rhythm
- Identification and evaluation of coronary lesions
- Choice, design, construction, application and use of guide wires, balloon catheters and stents
- Techniques for the introduction of catheters, etc.
- Angioplasty and stenting techniques and equipment.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome The trainee should produce evidence of completion of immediate or advanced life support training before undertaking any of the learning outcomes. |
| # 2 | Outcome Plan, prepare and set up for left heart catheterisation and provide scientific support and analysis |
| # 3 | Outcome Plan, prepare and set up for right heart catheterisation and provide scientific support and analysis |