ICT 144 - Cardiac Catheterization I

Institution:

Spokane Falls Community College

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Description:

The first two days of summer quarter are spent in preparation for two weeks of noninvasive clinical experience. Students review ECG, stress, echo and other noninvasive tests. Students then complete noninvasive clinical rotations: one week in a hospital noninvasive department and one week at a clinic. The third and fourth weeks are spent preparing for the invasive clinical. The cardiac catheterization skills necessary to assist with the left heart catheterization and angiography are taught. Four weeks are then divided between invasive clinical rotations in hospital invasive laboratories. This includes in-town cath lab clinical experience (Sacred Heart or Deaconess Medical Centers) and one week of out-of-town cath lab clinical experience at an approved clinical site. Prerequisite: Completion of the first year courses. (SCC)

Credits:

11.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.spokanefalls.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 533-3500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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