Patient care, before and after tests and procedures for the heart.
Provides care for clients before and after invasive cardiac tests or procedures. Includes the following procedures:
- using a wire mesh to open a blocked blood vessel in the heart (angioplasty)
- taking x-rays to look for blood flow problems in the heart (angiograms)
- using sound waves to take a picture of the heart and its blood vessels (echocardiogram)
- putting in pacemakers