Admission to ICU with consultation
Admission
Consultation
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Perform history and physical exam
Treatment
REQUIREMENTS FOR CARDIOLOGY PRIVILEGES
Core privileges include the procedures listed and such other procedures that are extensions of the same techniques and skills
EKG interpretation (inpatient and outpatient settings):
Exercise treadmill testing and interpretation (inpatient and outpatient settings)
Holter monitor/Event recorder interpretation (inpatient and outpatient settings)
Insertion and management of central venous and pulmonary artery catheters (Inpatient setting)
Insertion and management of peripheral arterial lines (Inpatient setting)
Insertion and management of temporary transvenous pacemakers (Inpatient setting)
Management, acute coronary syndrome (including STEMI, Non-STEMI and unstable angina)
Management, chronic angina
Management, complex cardiac issues
Management, diseases of the heart/lungs/blood vessels
Management, heart failure (acute/chronic/refractory)
Management, hypertension
Management, pericardial diseases
Management, shock
Management, symptomatic dysrhythmias
Management, valvular heart diseases
Mangement, congenital abnormalities
Radionuclide ventriculography (MUGA)
Administration of moderate sedation (conscious sedation) - adult
Echocardiography guided pericardiocentesis
Echocardiography: Stress (exercise and pharmacologic) (inpatient and outpatient settings)
Echocardiography: Transesophageal (inpatient and outpatient settings)
Echocardiography interpretation: Transthoracic (inpatient and outpatient settings)
Management of patients with Impella
Nuclear Cardiology - Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging
Vascular ultrasound interpretation: Carotid duplex
Vascular ultrasound interpretation: Peripheral arterial duplex
Vascular ultrasound interpretation: Peripheral arterial physiologic studies
Vascular ultrasound interpretation: Venous duplex
Aortography
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Abdominal aortic angiography with ileofemoral run off
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Bypass graft angiography
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Coronary angiography
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Contrast ventriculography
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Iliac and femoral artery angiography
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Internal mammary angiography
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Left heart catheterization
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Right heart catheterization
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Subclavian angiography
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Shunt studies
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Thoracic aortic angiography
Left ventriculography
Selective coronary angiography
Temporary pacemaker placement
Intra-aortic balloon pump insertion and management
Cardioversion and Defibrillation