عرض الرسائل ذات التصنيف Contrast-Induced Nephropathyعرض الكل
Nephrotoxicity
Improve safety with IV contrast agents
As a hospital pharmacist, you will field questions about the safe use of IV contrast. Think of IV contrast as two classes that aren’t interchangeable... Gadolinium-based contrast ( Magnevist, Omniscan, etc) is often used for MRI, and Iodine-based ( Omnipaque, Ultravist, Visipaque, Optiray, etc) for CT. Evaluate allergies. Iodine-base…
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Nephrotoxicity
Contrast-induced nephropathy prevention strategy
Overview ㅡ Risk factors for contrast-induced nephropathy include creatinine clearance less than 60 mL/min (stages 3–5 chronic kidney disease), diabetes mellitus (with renal insufficiency), hypertension, chronic heart failure, cirrhosis, nephrosis, age over 75 years, cholesterol emboli syndrome, and multiple myeloma. Additional risk factors include hypovolemia, in…
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