ARRT Cardiac-Interventional Radiography case studies
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Cardiac Interventional Radiography (CI) is an ARRT postprimary credential for registered radiologic technologists who assist physicians with minimally invasive, image-guided procedures used to diagnose and treat heart and blood vessel disease without surgery. Candidates must already hold ARRT credentials in an approved supporting discipline and apply through the postprimary eligibility pathway. The ARRT Cardiac-Interventional Radiography case studies are 5 cases and about 3,587 words.
1Hypotension After Nitroglycerin: Inferior STEMI With a Failing Right Ventricle
A 58-year-old man arrives 90 minutes after the onset of crushing substernal chest pain. ECG shows 2 mm ST elevation in leads II, III and aVF, with the elevation in III exceeding that in II, plus 1 mm reciprocal depression in I and aVL.
667 words, about 3 min2Guide Support and a Calcific Nodule in the Proximal LAD
A 71-year-old diabetic man with exertional angina is scheduled for PCI of a heavily calcified 85% stenosis in the proximal LAD. The lesion contains an eccentric calcific nodule and sits just after a sharp bend.
721 words, about 4 min3Grainy Images in a Large Patient With Atrial Fibrillation
A 118 kg patient (BMI 41) with atrial fibrillation comes for diagnostic coronary angiography. Ventricular rate fluctuates between 90 and 150 beats/min during the runs.
679 words, about 3 min44.6 Gy Air Kerma, Right Radial Access and a Shield Moved Aside
A 145 kg man undergoes PCI of a chronically occluded right coronary artery. Total fluoroscopy time is 41 minutes, performed via right radial access with the operator standing at the patient's right side.
763 words, about 4 min5NSTEMI in a Patient With CKD and a Prior Contrast Reaction
A 68-year-old diabetic woman with NSTEMI and ongoing chest pain at rest has an eGFR of 28 mL/min/1.73 m2 and a serum creatinine of 2.1 mg/dL. She weighs 62 kg and takes metformin.
757 words, about 4 min