Screening and Testing for Pregnancy in Adolescents Undergoing Radiologic Procedures—Why, How, and When?
| Autor: | Lorie Reilly, Eve Bosnick |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Advanced and Specialized Nursing
medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry medicine.disease 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Pregnancy testing Radiation exposure 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Physical therapy Medicine Pregnancy screening Medical physics business Teen pregnancy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Radiology Nursing. 35:111-118 |
| ISSN: | 1546-0843 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jradnu.2016.03.005 |
| Popis: | Adolescents are a subset of patients with unique developmental and behavioral risks that present a challenge to radiology staff in determining risk of pregnancy when performing procedures using ionizing radiation. This article presents information to guide thinking and help develop policies for screening and testing. A review of the current guidelines by the American College of Radiology is applied to a case study to illustrate the why, how, and when of pregnancy screening and/or testing in adolescents undergoing radiologic procedures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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