Henriques Valesia, Sharma Rahul
Valesia Henriques practices in the ED at New York University's Langone Medical Center in New York City. She completed a PA residency in emergency medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. Rahul Sharma is executive vice chief of emergency medicine and an assistant professor at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2015 May;28(5):1-3. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000464278.21246.14.
Emergency medicine clinicians who care for patients with ventricular assist devices (VADs) must have basic knowledge of the device mechanics, population-specific patient assessment techniques, and specific hospital recommendations for care of these patients. This case report illustrates a systematic approach that can be used in the ED for evaluating patients with VADs.
负责护理使用心室辅助装置(VAD)患者的急诊医学临床医生必须具备该装置机械原理的基本知识、针对特定人群的患者评估技术,以及针对这些患者护理的具体医院建议。本病例报告阐述了一种可在急诊科用于评估VAD患者的系统方法。