212 Pages
by
CRC Press
212 Pages
by
CRC Press
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'Radiology Life Support' focuses on the adverse effects and life-threatening emergencies caused by reactions to the contrast media used in every modern radiology department. Such reactions are relatively infrequent yet can be severe and are therefore difficult to identify and then handle safely without training. All radiologists will experience at least a few such reactions throughout their... Read more
1. Intravascular contrast media and premedication 2. Presentation and early recognition of contrast reactions 3. Treatment of acute contrast reactions 4. Pediatric contrast reactions and airway management 5. Airways and oxygen for adult emergencies in the radiology department 6. Cardiac dysrhythmia management in the radiology department 7. Sedation, analgesia and patient observation in interventional radiology 8. Pediatric conscious sedation 9. Contrast media extravasation 10. Contrast nephrotoxicity 11. Case studies: Adult emergency radiology situations 12. Case studies: Cardiac dysrhythmias 13. Case studies: Contrast nephrotoxicity 14. Case studies: Urgent decisions in interventional radiology
Biography
William Bush Jr
