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RE: question concerning stress tests
A request for a copy of the radiopharmaceutical package insert and the
actual administered dose will provide enough information to estimate
exposure from a given procedure. Package inserts for nonradioactive
pharmaceuticals also make interesting reading.
Caveat emptor. As patients, we need to remember that we are also consumers
and it is not unreasonable for us to ask for all of the available
information regarding our purchase. When we can't because of our
condition, our family and/or friends can help by making similar requests on
our behalf. Of course, you might need a magnifying glass, too.
Cindy
At 05:50 PM 1/12/2005 -0600, garyi@trinityphysics.com wrote:
>I agree that they should not give inaccurate information, and that doing
>so is
>unprofessional.
>
>For that reason, they should refer the patient to the physician. The
>Dr. won't know
>either (95 times out of 100) for similar reasons - only a minuscule
>fraction of patients
>could understand the answer and wouldn't ask to begin with. The Dr's
>responsibility in
>this regard is to ensure that X mCi of Y radiopharmacuetical administered
>to a patient is
>"safe" or at least of such benefit as to outweigh any potiential
>harm. After that its a
>waste of time keep up with what dose is received, because if that answer
>is really
>required an HP is just a phone call away.
>
>We drive a car every day, Right? What are we breathing on the road,
>specifically?
>Chemical names and quantities, please! While you're at it, please tell me
>the "dose"
>from my round trip to work.
>
>Not that I'll understand the answer. . . even though I drive every day.
>
>-Gary Isenhower
>
>On 12 Jan 2005 at 15:16, John Jacobus <crispy_bird@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>I usually do. But they are given radiation safety
>training and should be more professional in what they
>tell patients. Of course, the responsibilities belong
>with the licensee.
>
>--- garyi@trinityphysics.com wrote:
>
> >
> > I want to put in a word for the nuclear medicine
> > technologists. Its not their job to know
> > the dose from typical procedures. The physician or
> > the physicist is the person paid to
> > know such things.
> >
> > Even if the technologist could give such answers,
> > what would it mean to 99% of the
> > patients? So please cut these folks some slack.
> >
> > -Gary Isenhower
> >
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