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Cardiology Team at MRI Use New Innovation to Save Man A quick thinking cardiology team at MRI helped save the life of a man who had a cardiac arrest during a routine procedure. A 65 year old man being prepared to undergo a routine tongue biopsy on Wednesday 6th February 2008 at MRI had a severe allergic reaction to the general anaesthetic, resulting in a cardiac arrest. The Cardiology Specialist Registrar on call Dr Petra Jenkins was called to see the man who was in a critical clinical condition. Ultrasound scan of the heart at this point showed that the heart was hardly contracting. This meant that blood supply was not reaching the vital organs. The patient was transferred immediately to the cardiac catheterisation theatre where Dr Fath-Ordoubadi, Consultant Cardiologist placed artificial pump into the heart called an Impella device. It became clear that the patient was suffering from apical ballooning syndrome. This condition, also known as Tsubo-T S...

The US FDA announced today that it has approved Mobile MIM, a software that lets doctors view medical images on Apple’s ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) iPhone and iPad. "This important mobile technology provides physicians with the ability to immediately view images and make diagnoses without having to be back at the workstation or wait for film," said the chief scientist of FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, William Maisel.  Radiology images are first compressed for secure network transfer and then sent to iPhone or iPad using Mobile MIM. Because the display performance of mobile devices can vary under different lighting, Mobile MIM comes with a contrast test in which a small part of the screen is a slightly different shade than the rest of the screen. Being able to identify and tap that portion of the screen would indicate the doctor's ability to identify to make a diagnosis, which requires identifying contrast differences, is not affected by lighting condi...

Reducing the number of hospital-acquired infections is now a priority for hospitals since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stopped reimbursing hospitals for any infections patients acquire after admission. Thus the need for expert infusion therapy nurses is greater than ever. On Jan. 25, infusion nurses and other healthcare professionals will observe National IV Nurse Day. In 1980, the U.S. House of Representatives designated this day each year to honor and recognize the accomplishments of the nation's infusion nurse specialists, as well as the Infusion Nurses Society ( INS ). "Due to their skill, expertise and competence, infusion nurses make a positive impact on the delivery of patient care," said  INS chief executive officer Mary Alexander, MA, RN, CRNI, CAE, FAAN. "IV Nurse Day gives us the opportunity to recognize the significant contributions that infusion nurses make in their patients' lives." IV Nurse Day promotes the adva...

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