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: Stress (exercise and pharmacologic) (inpatient and outpatient settings)
Echocardiography: Transesophageal (inpatient and outpatient settings)
Echocardiography interpretation: Transthoracic (inpatient and outpatient settings)
Interpretation of Cardiac CT
Interpretation of CMR studies: Cardiac MRI
Interpretation of CMR studies: Vascular MRA
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