Inserting IABC

"How to Insert and Monitor an Aortic Balloon Catheter" by AvektaProductions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU1gEBNK1pY


Note: this video is from 2011, so it's probably not up to date, but just as a general overview, I think it'll do.

Tactile/Visual Learners

Sometimes, I like to draw pictures to help me remember things, like writing in all of the different hemodynamic values.  Here's a blank image of a heart to help you get started.

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo214/silver7137/heart_diagram.gif



Here's a blank photo of the intra-aortic balloon pump therapy to help you get started:

http://ajcc.aacnjournals.org/content/20/4/323/F3.large.jpg

Here's a picture of the arteries that come off the aorta:

http://www.leememorial.org/cardiaccare/images/img/aorta.png

Here's a picture of a Left Ventricular Assist Device:

http://www.uofmhealth.org/sites/default/files/healthwise/media/medical/hw/h9991511_001.jpg

Intraaortic balloon pump therapy for myocarditis--what is it?

"IABP Intraaortic Balloon Pump" by Doxacurium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o11fhdVOYWA