Scheduling
A pt needs a MR Abdomen and Pelvis W, what do you schedule?
MR Abdomen WWO
MR Pelvis WWO
If the pt needs a MR Arthrogram Knee, how do you schedule?
Type in FLMRPP, locate and select the option for knee
You're scheduling a pt for a CT Abdomen and Pelvis WO, your pt wants to confirm with you that it will in fact be without contrast, what do you tell them?
The exam will still include contrast
***ALL CT ABD AND PEL INCLUDE CONTRAST***
Exam that follows contrast through the colon?
FL Barium Enema
What is the thorax?
The chest
A pt needs a CT Brain WWO but they have a pacemaker, what do you do?
Schedule, pacemakers do not interfere with CT scans
If a pt needs a MR Prostate, what T machine must they be scheduled on?
3T
If a pt requires labs for a CT what must you notate on the DF if they've already completed the labs?
When and where
In simply terms, what is a fluoroscopy?
A moving XR
Term we use when scheduling for the thigh.
Femur
A pt needs a prostate mr to screen for cancer, what criteria must they meet and what do you schedule if they meet said criteria?
Requirements:
- Must be 45+
- Must not have had any prior prostate bx or hx of cancer
- PSA labs aren't required but if they've had them their score must be under 10
Schedule:
- MR Prostate Screening
A pt needs a MR Breast to check for leakage of their implants, what do you schedule?
MR Breast Bilat Implants WO
If a pt needs a CT ABD and PEL WWO with a diagnosis of hematuria, what do you schedule?
CT Urogram WWO
What kind of contrast is used for FL?
Barium
What is the neck spine?
Cervical Spine
If a specific protocol is requested what do you do to ensure that protocol is used during the exam?
Add it to the RFO box and in an addtl pre-pro
A pt needs a MR Brain WO and a MR Pituitary WO, how do you schedule?
MR Brain and Pituitary WO
A pt needs a CT Knee due to arthritis, what do you consider you may need to schedule and what do you do about it?
Exam may be an arthrogram, send a runner sheet so they can obtain clarification
What are HSGs generally for?
Infertility
What could the thoracic spine also be referred to as?
The chest spine
A pt needs a CT Chest Abdomen Pelvis WO and a MR Brain WO, how should you schedule?
Separately, exams use two different types of contrast and cannot be scheduled together
Order states MR Liver Protocol, what do you schedule?
MR Abdomen with Eovist
When scheduling a CT Angiography Coronary, it is very important to complete what? Why?
The DF as it will provide guidance on what to schedule, notes to create/tasks to complete and information to provide to the pt.
Can a pt get a FL and a MR WWO during the same appt?
No, exams use two different kinds of contrast
What part of the body is the MRCP exam done on?
The abdomen