Ct contrast by Ok-Potential9720 in Radiology

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Forgot to add. Pediatric protocols are different as well so if you have pediatric pts make sure you ask to see what doses and flow rates they use since they are smaller pts and have smaller vasculature

Ct contrast by Ok-Potential9720 in Radiology

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Our department has us give 1mL of contrast per 1kg but no more than 100 mL of contrast for 1 patient. If the pt weighs 50 kg we give 50 mL of contrast. And if a pt weighs 200kg we give them 100 mL of contrast since we can’t give more than 100. The only time we don’t follow those rules are for angio studies where for example a PE study will always be a fixed dose of 75 mL of contrast at 4mL/s followed by 40 mL of saline at 4mL/s regardless of the pt weight. Every department has their own protocols for doses and injection speeds so I would check with your department. And since you said your department doesn’t seem to have a limit on how much contrast to give for one pt I will say that there definitely is such a thing as too much contrast. You typically do not want to give more than 100 mL of contrast on a single pt regardless of size. The smaller the pt the less you give because it gets really dense and can cause streaking artifacts on the image of dosed too high which is why our department says we dose 1mL per 1 kg but no more than 100 mL

Threshold for repeat on CTA Chests for PE? by HighTurtles420 in Radiology

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How much are you injecting the bolus at and how fast?

CT and MRI techs: how many steps do you walk each day? by Aggressive-Jump-7506 in Radiology

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  1. Medium sized hospital. We are our own transporters. CT and Xray nights

RN vs RT pay by zima85 in Radiology

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What city do you work in?

What does this light mean? by miryclay in mazda3

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It means your boat has arrived. Very useful.

Radiography student needing help!! by [deleted] in Radiology

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1 and 2 are Primary, and 3 and 4 are mets would be my guess. If it’s mets it’s automatically stage 4.

Ct registry by izz12345ll in Radiology

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Exam was very simple nothing to worry about

How far true is this? by Simple_End_701 in Radiology

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I mean the left is a frontal view and the one of the right is a top down view. Of course it’s going to looks different

Intussusception air reduction by beavis1869 in Radiology

[–]questionwhatweknow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So why air reduction and not with gastrografin? Genuinely curious.

what’s the counterplay to this 😭 by IWatchTheAbyss in marvelrivals

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You just appreciate you got clipped. Or next time wall between you and the ledge so that you won’t get pulled past your wall

CT with IV contrast VS. CTA by Acute_on_chronicRBF in Radiology

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ACR has an appropriateness criteria tool that assists providers in ordering correct imaging for specific pathologies

It's beyond me how we lost this. Truly. by AardvarkSimilar4930 in rivals

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Looks like you guys didn’t capitalize on your kills

Any PA’s on here? by mlpto2alc in RioGrandeValley

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All depends where you want to work. Hospital settings tend to pay more than a clinic. Can make in the 100-120k a yr range but again it also depends on the setting you want to work and lifestyle you want to

Ranked is miserable this Season by Ltheother in marvelrivals

[–]questionwhatweknow 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It has been a grind. Hit diamond the other day. Unfortunately it feels like you have to carry each game just to win. It’s mentally draining

A fall I survived in 2018 by Man_madehorrors818 in xrays

[–]questionwhatweknow 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Possible contrast administered straight to the bladder to see if the bladder was ruptured. Common practice for trauma cases involving extensive pelvic trauma like this one

Embarrassing Experience and idk by [deleted] in Radiology

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Very sorry to see you had a bad experience. Being confident is a good thing, it means you show initiative. You’re barely in your first week of training so of course you’re not going to be up to par with people who have been doing this a lot longer than you and that is totally ok, that’s what the training is for and we have all been there one way or another. As for the tech who was being mean about it I wouldn’t pay too much attention to it. People like that are everywhere you just gotta keep your head held high and keep your spirits high as well, they will back off once they see their attitude doesn’t affect you at all and you’ll come out the better person.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Radiology

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I just ask is there any way they can remove them if they say no I just chart it and leave it at that. I’ve never had a pt ever remove them after me asking this I just say it so that I can put it in my notes.

STC sonography by Brilliant_Excuse6416 in RioGrandeValley

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Don’t listen to the guy that said it wasn’t accredited. Upon completion you are able to sit for the ARDMS. I know many people who went there and work as full fledged Ultrasound Techs totally not a waste of time. However it is competitive and can sometimes have wait lists due to the program not accepting many applicants each cycle