NIS numbers Flashcards
magnetic field strength above which a patient with an implanted cardiac pacemaker should NOT be allowed
5 Gauss (0.5 mT)…………………… (1 Gauss = .0001 Tesla, or 1 Tesla = 10,000 Gauss)
reversal of midazolam
Flumazenil 0.2 mg IV
hearing protection must be provided for MRI exams in which sound pressure exceeds:
99 decibels
what radiation level can ring dosimeters detect
30 mrem of gamma and 40 mrem of beta
how many hospital deaths per year were attributable to medical errors
44,000-98,000 deaths
(2000 IOM To Err is Human)
societal cost of medical erros
$17-29 billion dollars
(2000 IOM To Err is Human)
how many Americans experience a diagnostic error or know someone how did?
1 out of 6 ppl
What % of postmortem exams were associated with diagnostic erros
10%
ASA class I
A normal healthy patient
ASA Class II
A patient with mild systemic disease
ASA Class III
A patient with severe systemic disease
ASA Class IV
A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life
ASA Class V
A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation
ASA Class VI
A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes
ages where kids experience a gradual transition to self determination
12-18 years
Age cut off for medical decision making
< 12 yo cannot make their own decisions.
Between 12-18 is a gray area and you have to determine 3 things:
- legal determination of maturity
- evidence the child is sufficiently mature to make own decisions
- conditions exempting parental consent
time peroid for hand washing with soap and water
15 seconds
time period for washing hands with hand sanitizer
20 seconds
All MR sites should have a handheld magnet ( >________Gauss)
All MR sites should have a handheld magnet ( >1000 Gauss)
……” or handheld ferromagnetic detection device, which allows for testing of external objects and some superficial internal implants”
pg 21
insulating pads for the MRI scanner are necessary to keep skin at least _______ from surfaces (scanner or skin)
1 -2 cm
insulating pads for the MRI scanner surfaces (scanner or skin)
volume of liquid Helium in MR scanners
typically 1500 to 2000 L
temperature of liquid helium in MRI scanners
-269 C, 4 K
When the magnet is quenched, what is the increase in volume from He liquid to gas
760 fold increase in volume
incidence of severe life threatening allergic like reactions
estimated to be 0.01% to 0.04%
incidence of allergic like CT contrast rxn
< 1%
most of which were mild
risk of another allergic like rxn to the same class of contrast media if you have had a rxn before
5 x increased risk