PULMONARY ANGIO

  PULMONARY ANGIO

PREPARATION

1. Serum Creatinine.
2. Empty Stomach.
3. Tray.
4. Injection Phenergan / Hydrocortisone.
5. Apply 18G Cannula to Right Hand.
6. Old Documents.

  

ANGIOGRAM ROI (REGION OF INTEREST) 

1. Pulmonary------------------------- Pulmonary Trunk.

CT CONTRAST VOLUME  AND FLOW RATE

1. Pulmonary----------------------- 20-24 ml--------- 05 ml/sec.

IV CANULA SIZES FLOW RATES 

1. DEEP GREEN------------18G--------- 5-7 ml/sec-----------------76 ml/min
2. PINK-----------------------20G--------- 3.5-4.5  ml/sec------------54 ml/min
3. DEEP BLUE--------------22G--------- 2.5-3.5  ml/sec------------31 ml/min

INDICATION

The test is most often used to detect blood clots (pulmonary embolism) and other blockages in the blood flow in the lung. Most of the time, your provider will have tried other tests to diagnose a blood clot in the lungs.

Pulmonary angiography may also be used to help diagnose:

AV malformations of the lung:

Congenital (present from birth) narrowing of the pulmonary vessels:

Pulmonary artery aneurysms:

Pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs:

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