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What may ease the discomfort when dye is injected during a cardiac catheterization?
Coughing or breathing deeply aids in any discomfort.
Can you die during a Cardiac catheterization?
Every procedure comes with it's own risk and benefits. Your risk of complications during cardiac catherization can vary depending on your medical history. If you are getting a cardiac catheterization it is best to discuss the benefits and risks with your physician.
What is done during a cardiac catheterization to confirm septal defects?
To confirm septal defects, a catheterization measures oxygen content on both the left and right sides of the heart.
Which diagnostic procedure monitors the flow of blood through the heart during activity?
Cardiac catheterization
What impact could a cardiac catheterization have on heart rate?
Complications that may occur during the procedure include cardiac arrhythmias (an irregular heart beat).
What is the medical term meaning injection of a radiopaque substance during cardiac catheterization?
The substance injected during an angiography is called radionuclide.
What medication is administered to a patient prior to a cardiac catheterization?
A mild sedative may be given that will allow the patient to relax but remain conscious during the test.
Is heart failure chronic?
chronic heart failure is demonstrated by a cardiac catheterization or nuclear medicine study. During cardiac catheterization, the patient's cardiac function will be measured by cardiac output, ejection fraction and cardiovascular pressures.
What sensation may the patient feel when a dye is injected into the catheter during a cardiac catheterization?
During this time, the patient may experience a hot, flushed feeling or a quickly passing nausea.
Why is a local anesthetic needed during a cardiac catheterization?
Prior to inserting a catheter into an artery or vein in the arm or leg, the incision site will be made numb by injecting a local anesthetic.
How is a patient's dose of radiation from cardiac catheterization minimized?
using lead shielding in the form of blankets or pads over certain body parts and by choosing the appropriate dose during fluoroscopy.
What is a cardiac catheterization?
catheterization is an insertion of temporal or permanente steril catheter via transurethral or sovrapubic for diagnostic, therapeutic or evacuative purpose. Catheters are made up of different materials that makes them rigid, semi rigid or flexible with different dimensions.
