Admission to ICU with consultation
Admission
Consultation
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Perform history and physical exam
Treatment
REQUIREMENTS FOR CARDIOLOGY PRIVILEGES
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
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