 | What are some of the common normal “side effects” of IV contrast agents? |
| Is there a relationship between patients receiving chemotherapy and CIN? |
| Is it ok for patients to have both an MR and a CT with contrast on the same day? |
| Have you ever seen a patient develop diffuse erythema distal to the IV injection site in the absence of extravasation? |
| Patients often report a metallic taste in their mouth following use of IV iodinated contrast. Is there an explanation? |
| Are there any contrast volume limitations for the use of IV contrast? |
| Can you tell me a bit more about GFR and what it really means? |
| Why do we use IV contrast material? |
| Do you use serum creatinine levels or GFR in your practice for establishing risk prior to CT scanning? |
| What is GFR and why is it a more accurate measure than simply getting a creatinine level? |
| Why are GFR numbers different for Caucasians and African Americans? |
| Are all CT scans with IV contrast done the same way? |
| What type of IV contrast material do we use and why? |
| At what temperature do we store IV contrast material? |
| When do you use Visipaque-320 and when Omnipaque-350? |
| Does the concentration of contrast mean that higher concentrations are better (AKA-isn’t a higher number better)? |
| What is the volume of IV contrast material we use? |
| What patients are considered high risk patients for IV contrast for CIN? |
| Do we have set cutoffs for creatinine levels and if so what are they? |
| Can we pretreat patients who have borderline renal function? If yes then how? |
| Should patients be NPO for CT scanning? If yes for how long? |
| What are the common volumes of contrast used for IV injection? |
| What kind of IV access is ideal for use for IV contrast injection? |
| Can any IV the patient has in place be used to inject the contrast material? |
| Can we use a central line or a PICC line for injection? |
| What about the new “purple PICC/central lines” I hear about? |
