Medicine · Explanation & counselling

Contrast CT safety

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10 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are an intern in the general medicine clinic. Eileen Pocock, 69, has lost weight and had a change in bowel habit. She is booked for a CT abdomen and pelvis with IV contrast. She has type 2 diabetes and reduced kidney function, eGFR 38.

  1. Take a focused pre-scan safety history from Mrs Pocock

  2. Explain the contrast CT and obtain her consent

  • You do not need to examine the patient

Bloods

Creatinine 132; eGFR 38 (stable over a year). HbA1c 7.2%.