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)
Thrombin injections for closure of pseudo aneurysm
Administration of moderate sedation (conscious sedation) - adult
Administration of deep sedation
Echocardiography guided pericardiocentesis
Nuclear Cardiology - Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging
Aortography
Cerebral angiography
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
Pericardiocentesis
Peripheral angiography: renal, visceral
Peripheral angiography: SFA, Popliteal, below the knee
Placement Intra-aortic cardiac assist device (eg, Impella)
Selective coronary angiography
Carotid angioplasty and stenting
Coronary atherectomy: Directional
Coronary Atherectomy: Laser Assisted Atherectomy
Coronary atherectomy: Rotational (Rotablator)
Coronary balloon angioplasty (PTCA)
Coronary stenting (native and grafts)
Distal protection devices - balloon occlusion devices (percusuage) (filter wires)
Doppler flow or pressure wires
Intra coronary thrombolytic therapy
Intra-aortic balloon pump insertion and management
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
IVC filters
Peripheral Venous Intervention for Venous Insufficiency Disease with Ablation and Sclerotherapy
Peripheral vascular interventions (PTA & stenting): Iliac and femoral
Peripheral vascular interventions (PTA & stenting): Renal
Peripheral vascular interventions (PTA & stenting): Subclavian
Peripheral vascular interventions-distal (PTA & stenting): Below the knee
Peripheral vascular interventions-distal (PTA & stenting): Peripheral vascular atherectomy
Peripheral vascular interventions-distal (PTA & stenting): Popliteal
Peripheral vascular interventions-distal (PTA & stenting): SFA
Peripheral vascular thrombolysis (arterial)
Peripheral vascular thrombolysis (venous)
Deploy and retrieve endovascular filters
Heart Failure Pressure Monitor Insertion (e.g. CardioMEMS)
Peripheral Venous Intervention for Venous Obstructive Disease with Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis and Stenting
Cardioversion and Defibrillation
Coronary Sinus Pacing Lead Implantation (CRT)
Implantable Cardiac Rhythm Monitor Insertion & Removal (Loop Recorder)