PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Currie, Geoffrey M
TI  - PHARMACOLOGY PART 3A: INTERVENTIONAL MEDICATIONS IN RENAL AND BILIARY IMAGING
AID  - 10.2967/jnmt.118.215038
DP  - 2018 Aug 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - jnmt.118.215038
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2018/08/02/jnmt.118.215038.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2018/08/02/jnmt.118.215038.full
AB  - Pharmacology principles provide key understanding that underpins the clinical and research roles of nuclear medicine practitioners. Indeed, the scope of practice of the nuclear medicine technologist demands knowledge and understanding of indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions, proper use, drug interactions, and adverse reactions for each medication to be used. This article is the third in a series of articles that aims to enhance the understanding of pharmacological principles relevant to nuclear medicine. This article will build on the introductory concepts, terminology and principles of pharmacology explored in the first two articles in the series. Specifically, this article will focus on the pharmacological principles associated with interventional medications encountered in renal and biliary imaging. A companion article (3B) will examine the less commonly used interventional medications in general nuclear medicine and prototype adjunctive medications. Future articles will address the pharmacology related to nuclear cardiology, emergency trolley, and contrast media associated with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).