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- adjective Designating any
medical contrast medium used to improve thevisibility of internal bodily structures inX-ray imaging techniques such ascomputed tomography andradiography .
Etymologies
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Acute kidney failure following exposure to intravascular contrast agents is known as radiocontrast nephropathy (RCN).
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Iodide, a form of the chemical element iodine, is widely used as a radiocontrast agent to allow doctors to see blood vessels and tissues in medical imaging tests.
NYT > Home Page By ANAHAD O'CONNOR 2012
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Iodide, a form of the chemical element iodine, is widely used as a radiocontrast agent to allow doctors to see blood vessels and tissues in medical imaging tests.
NYT > Home Page By ANAHAD O'CONNOR 2012
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The risk of lactic acidosis while on GLUMETZA therapy may be significantly decreased by initial and regular monitoring of renal and liver function; using the minimum effective dose; withholding in the presence of any condition associated with hypoxemia, dehydration, or sepsis; avoidance in patients with hepatic disease; cautioning patients against excessive alcohol intake; temporarily discontinuing prior to any intravascular radiocontrast study or surgical procedure.
Santarus and Depomed Announce Availability of GLUMETZA 500 mg Tablets - Yahoo! Finance 2011
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One study said the belief was so prevalent that about 70 percent of radiologists and cardiologists who were surveyed said they regularly asked patients whether they had seafood allergies before administering radiocontrast agents before procedures, and 40 percent said they would not administer them to patients who answered yes.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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One study said the belief was so prevalent that about 70 percent of radiologists and cardiologists who were surveyed said they regularly asked patients whether they had seafood allergies before administering radiocontrast agents before procedures, and 40 percent said they would not administer them to patients who answered yes.
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One study said the belief was so prevalent that about 70 percent of radiologists and cardiologists who were surveyed said they regularly asked patients whether they had seafood allergies before administering radiocontrast agents before procedures, and 40 percent said they would not administer them to patients who answered yes.
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In addition, metformin should be temporarily discontinued prior to any intravascular radiocontrast study and for any surgical procedure
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