PREPARATIONS
MRI
CT
MISCELLANEOUS 1
MISCELLANEOUS 2
100
WHAT IS THE PREP AND ARRIVAL TIME FOR A CT RENAL STONE PROTOCOL?
What is NO PREP, ARRIVE 15 MINUTES EARLY
100
WHAT IS THE STRONGEST MRI MAGNET AVAILABLE?
What is 3T
100
WHAT IS THE ARRIVAL TIME FOR A DRY STUDY CT SCAN?
What is 15 MINUTES EARLY.
100
A PATIENT IS 70 YEARS OLD, AND HAS NO PRIOR HISTORY OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, RENAL DISEASE OR FAILURE, DIABETES, HEPATO-RENAL SYNDROME, LIVER DISEASE OF TRANSPLANT AND IS NOT ON DIALYSIS. DO WE STILL NEED LABS FOR AN MRI WITH CONTRAST?
What is YES, BECAUSE HE IS AGE 70 OR OLDER.
100
IF A PATIENT THAT IS 35 YEARS OLD WITH DIABETES IS SCHEDULING A CT CHEST WITH CONTRAST, DO WE NEED B&C LABWORK?
What is YES, BECAUSE THEY ARE DIABETIC.
200
WHAT IS THE PREPARATION FOR AN MRI OF THE ABDOMEN?
What is REMOVE METALS, NPO 4 HOURS PRIOR.
200
CAN A PATIENT HAVE A CT SCAN IF THEY HAVE A PACEMAKER?
What is YES
200
A PATIENT IS EXTREMELY CLAUSTROPHOBIC, AND NEEDS TO HAVE AN MRI OF THE BRAIN. WHAT OPTIONS DOES SHE HAVE?
What is WIDE OPEN MRI, OPEN MRI, OR PRE-MEDICATE.
200
A PATIENT HAS AN ORDER FOR AN MRI OF THE LUMBAR SPINE. THE ORDERING PHYSICIAN SPECIFIED THAT THE EXAM MUST BE DONE IN A 3T MACHINE. THE PATIENT IS CLAUSTROPHOBIC AND CANNOT BE SEEN AT THE GREENBELT MRI CENTER. NAME TWO IMAGING CENTERS WE CAN SEE THE PATIENT IN A 3T WIDE OPEN MACHINE.
What is FREDERICK(67 THOMAS JOHNSON DR.) AND ROCKVILLE(15225 SHADY GROVE RD)
300
IF A PATIENT DOES NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL HER NEXT CYCLE TO SCHEDULE AN HSG, WHAT EXAM WILL SHE NEED PRIOR TO THE HSG?
What is BLOOD SERUM PREGNANCY TEST, AND MUST BE SCHEDULED WITHIN 3-5 DAYS OF THE SERUM TEST.
300
HOW LONG IS B&C BLOODWORK VALID FOR AN MRI WITH CONTRAST?
What is 42 DAYS, OR 6 WEEKS.
300
BETWEEN WHAT DAYS OF A PATIENT'S CYCLE CAN WE SCHEDULE HER FOR AN HSG OR HYSTERSONOGRAM?
What is BETWEEN DAYS 5-10
300
WHAT ARE THE 3 PROGRESSIVE SITES?
What is CHEVY CHASE, ROCKVILLE, AND ROCKVILLE SEVEN LOCKS
400
PATIENT IS TAKING METFORMIN, AND HAVING A CT SCAN WITH CONTRAST. WHAT ARE THE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE METFORMIN?
What is HOLD 48 HOURS AFTER EXAM.
400
IF A PATIENT HAS A METAL IMPLANT IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER, CAN THEY PATIENT BE SCHEDULED ON A 3T MACHINE FOR A RIGHT SHOULDER MRI? LEFT SHOULDER MRI?
What is NO TO RIGHT, IT WILL AFFECT THE IMAGES. LEFT IS OK.
400
WHAT IS THE PREP FOR A PATIENT WHO IS HAVING A CT CHEST/ABDOMEN/PELVIS WITH CONTRAST FOR A HISTORY OF BLADDER CANCER? WHAT IS THEIR ARRIVAL TIME?
What is NO SOLIDS 2 HR PRIOR, FINISH DRINKING 18 OZ WATER 45 MIN PRIOR AND BRING 6 OZ WATER TO THE SITE, ARRIVE 15 MINUTES EARLY.
400
WOULD WE FAX A MEDROL FORM FOR A PATIENT WHO HAD A PRIOR ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION TO IODINE CONTRAST, AND NEEDS TO HAVE A CT WITH CONTRAST?
What is NO, WE WOULD REFER THEM BACK TO THEIR DOCTOR.
400
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL BORE, WIDE OPEN, AND OPEN MRI MACHINES.
What is TRADITIONAL-60CM DIAMETER WIDE OPEN-70CM DIAMETER OPEN-45CM, BUT OPEN ON SIDES, AND LOOKS LIKE A HAMBURGER BUN
500
IF A PATIENT IS SCHEDULED FOR AN ARTHROGRAM, WHAT ARE THE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING HIS COUMADIN MEDICATION?
What is INR DAY OF EXAM, HOLD 3 DAYS PRIOR.
500
WHAT IS THE PROTOCOL FOR MEDTRONIC IMPLANTS?
What is PEND THE APPOINTMENT, EMAIL BILL LEISHMAN W/ IMPLANT DATE, MODEL AND SERIAL #.
500
IF A PATIENT HAS AN ORDER THAT SAYS CT FEMUR WITH CONTRAST, HOW DO WE SCHEDULE THAT?
What is CT FEMUR WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST.
500
A PATIENT IS CALLING TO SCHEDULE AN ARTHROGRAM, IS 70 YEARS OLD AND IS CLAUSTROPHOBIC. B&C LABS WERE DONE 5 DAYS AGO. THE PATIENT IS ALSO TAKING COUMADIN. DO WE NEED THE B&C LABS FOR THIS EXAM?
What is NO, WE DO NOT SCREEN FOR B&C FOR AN ARTHROGRAM, AS THE INJECTION ONLY GOES INTO THE JOINT.
500
WHAT MUST WE DO TO SIGNIFY THAT A PATIENT WILL BE PREMEDICATING FOR AN MRI?
What is PT FLAG "SEDATION REQUIRED", AND NOTATE IN YOUR SCHEDULING NOTES.