Have you ever been confused about what contrast #protocol to order?! 💭
“Protocols” = which phase of contrast is best evaluate the structure you are trying to see 🔎
Keep an eye on the white contrast being injected in this 🧵
2/ What are some different contrast protocols?
Compare and contrast the different protocols below ⬇️ and think about which clinical situations we use them in
3/ Use this table to order the right study for the *right* pathology. There are many protocols with timings and combinations to best evaluate specific pathologies.
& don’t forget to check in with your radiology team when stuck and making a decision about which study to order!
When clinicians are:
☀️ Stopped from taking what they believe to be ethically appropriate actions
☀️ Forced to take actions that are ethically inappropriate based on their professional obligations
Results in a sense of complicity & wrongdoing
3/ Moral distress occurs at:
☀️Patient or family level
☀️Unit or team level
☀️System level