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A '''cardiac catheterization''' is like a thinner [[Lower Endoscopy|colonoscopy]] but through the coronaries. This is done for diagnostic purposes, interventional purposes, or [[Sh*ts and Giggles|sh*ts and giggles]]. For example, a cardiologist can perform a '''cardiac catheterization''' to identify what coronary vessel is blocked by a [[Trendelenburger|burger]] or hot dog.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/07/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/ Cardiologist Excited to Cath Winner of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest (Gomerblog)]</ref> The cardiologist may choose to intervene, either by extracting the meaty thrombus or by placing a bacon-eluting stent.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/02/bacon-eluting-stents/ Cardiologists Now Deploying Bacon-Eluting Stents (Gomerblog)]</ref> In some cases, the patient may have no indications of heart disease, but the cardiologist will insist on a '''cardiac catheterization''' anyway since, well, why not?<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/03/anginal-equivalent/ No Matter the Symptom, Local Cardiologist Pretty Convinced It’s an Anginal Equivalent (Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''History'''
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Back in the 1930s, Dr. Werner Forssmann earned the Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine after he inserted a catheter into a vein of his own forearm and threaded it into his right atrium using fluoroscopy. It is undoubtedly a brave and bold maneuver, though one must ask the question, why didn't he do it on a medical student first?
'''Categories'''
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Left heart catheterization and right heart catheterization are the two major categories of '''cardiac catheterization'''
#''Left heart catheterization (LHC)'' - Employed in cases involving the left side of the heart, or a cardiologist who is either left-handed or standing on the left side of the patient.
#''Right heart catheterization (RHC)'' - Employed in cases involving the right side of the heart, or a cardiologist who is either right-handed or standing on the right side of the patient.
#Chest pain
#Cough<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/04/cough-suppressant-endotracheal-tube/ Study: The Most Effective Cough Suppressant is an Endotracheal Tube (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/05/coughing-violently/ As Nurse Leans In for a Listen, Patient Can Think of No Better Time to Start Coughing Violently (Gomerblog)]</ref>
#Diarrhea
#Dysuria<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/08/study-people-named-willie-dick-johnson-higher-risk-uti/ Study: People Named Willie, Dick & Johnson at Higher Risk for UTIs (Gomerblog)]</ref>
#Eye pain
#Itchiness
#Six-degree heart block<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/05/sixth-degree-heart-block/ Breaking News: Kevin Bacon Diagnosed with Sixth-Degree Heart Block (Gomerblog)]</ref>
#Tummy ache
#Winning the annual Nathan's [[Hot Dog]] Eating Contest.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/07/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/ Cardiologist Excited to Cath Winner of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest (Gomerblog)]</ref>
