Re: Iodine-131 therapy

[Carol Marcus <csmarcus@ucla.edu>]

At 01:19 PM 6/9/03 -0500, Engelbretson, David A. wrote:

> 1. In
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> regard to iodine-131 administration, does anyone follow precautions when
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> dealing with patients who have false teeth or wear contact
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> lenses?   False teeth yes, contact lenses no.  Are
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> the patients asked to remove them and if so,.... for what time
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> period?  I have asked patients to remove false teeth only until
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> the dose is administered and several vial flushes swallowed.  This
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> is for liquid doses.  For capsules, it is not necessary to remove
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> false teeth.
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>  
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> 2. What restrictions or precautions do others
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> follow for discharged patients who may want to hold or cuddle
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> infants?  It depends on the mCi administered, the condition being
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> treated or evaluated, and the patient's pharmacokinetic parameters. 
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> Do the dose calculations to make decisions about cuddling
>
> infants.



Ciao, Carol


Carol S. Marcus, Ph.D., M.D.

<csmarcus@ucla.edu>


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