CATHLAB PROCEDURES
A number of invasive procedures occur in the Cath lab for the treatment/diagnosis of various heart condition including Congenital Heart Defect (Hole in the Heart). The most common ones […]
CHEST TUBE INSERTION / TUBE THORACOSTOMY
Following open-heart surgery, a chest X-ray may reveal the presence of air or blood around the lungs, for which a chest tube must be inserted to drain it. The […]
PERICARDIOCENTESIS
Following open-heart surgery, fluid may collect within the pericardium (a sac around the heart) either because the chest tube that accompanied the patient from the theatre did not drain […]
Partial Exchange Blood Transfusion (PET)
Partial Exchange blood transfusion is one of those treatments common among patients with Congenital Heart Disease, particularly Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with POLYCYTEMIA. Polycythemia is a condition in which […]
EQUIPMENTS USED IN INVASIVE AND NON INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY
Below are equipment’s commonly used in Cardiac health care facilities. Getting to know about them will probably make you and your loved ones less anxious when you eventually see […]
BRADYCARDIA & TACHYCARDIA
BRADYCARDIA Heart rate is the number of times the heart beats in one minute. It determines the rate at which the heart pumps blood. This has to be normal […]
WHAT TO EXPECT PRE (BEFORE) AND POST (AFTER) OPEN HEART SURGERY
Pre Operation. This means what you need to know as a warrior is being prepared for Surgery. After the Cardiologist has confirmed the diagnosis and you have seen the […]
HYPOKALEMIA AND HYPERKALEMIA
HYPOKALEMIA AND HYPERKALEMIA Potassium is a mineral and an electrolyte. The name originated from the Latin word KALIUM which translates to potash hence the kalemia. An electrolyte is a substance […]
POST-OP NUTRITIONAL NEED OF CHD WARRIORS AFTER OPEN HEART SURGERY
INTRODUCTION Malnutrition in infants and children with congenital heart defect or disease (CHD) is common and influenced by age, underlying cardiac diagnoses, and presence or absence of congestive heart […]
ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES (ABG)
Arterial Blood Gases is a blood investigation which majorly measures the acid-base balance and oxygenation of an arterial blood sample. It can be used to assess; Respiratory compromise A […]