Author

Alejandra Rhodes Page 8

Alejandra Rhodes, RN, CMSRN, cares for patients recovering in a post-cardiac surgery step-down unit. She assists individuals in the initial days following valve operations and bypass procedures, with an emphasis on incision care and mobility. Rhodes previously worked in medical-surgical nursing before moving into cardiovascular care. She earned her BSN from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

How Soon After Open Heart Surgery Can You Fly?Procedures
Can You Drink Alcohol After Open Heart Surgery?Procedures
What Are the Symptoms of Low Diastolic Blood Pressure?Heart & Lungs
Do Compression Leggings Help Varicose Veins?Heart & Lungs
What Size Aortic Root Requires Surgery?Heart & Lungs
Biological Valve: What It Is & When Replacement Is Needed Procedures
Internal Mammary Vein: Why It’s Vital for Heart Surgery Heart & Lungs
What Is a Peripheral Vascular Assessment?Tests
Can a Cut Artery Heal on Its Own?Heart & Lungs
How Soon After Open Heart Surgery Can You Drive?Procedures
What Is an Aortic Pulse and Why Is It Important?Heart & Lungs
How Long Can a Person Be on a Heart-Lung Machine?Heart & Lungs
What Can You Not Eat After Heart Bypass Surgery?Procedures
What Is Aortic Root Dilation?Heart & Lungs
How Long Does It Take for a Blood Vessel to Heal?Heart & Lungs
How to Know If I Popped a Vein: Signs and Symptoms Heart & Lungs
Can an Artery Be Repaired? Surgical & Non-Surgical Options Procedures
What Causes Shortness of Breath After Open Heart Surgery?Heart & Lungs
Pig Heart Valve Transplant to Human: What to Expect Procedures
What Is a Venous Graft and When Is It Necessary?Procedures
What Is Surgical Revascularization and How Does It Work?Procedures
What Is a Native Heart and Why Is It Removed?Procedures
Tissue Ischemia: Causes, Symptoms, and Effects Heart & Lungs
What Is Heart Mesh and How Is It Used?Procedures
What Is Angioscopy? Procedure, Uses, and Recovery Procedures
What Does Arteritic Mean? Conditions, Symptoms & Treatment Heart & Lungs
Paravalvular Leak: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options Heart & Lungs
What Is a Normal Heart Rate After Open Heart Surgery?Heart & Lungs
Vein Graft: Reasons for Surgery and What to Expect Procedures
Graft Thrombectomy Procedure: What to Expect Procedures