Insulin pump exposed to radioactive iodine

Insulin pumps are not typically assessed for malfunction after exposure to significant radiation. We assessed an insulin pump kept for 48 hours on a patient on hemodialysis who required radioactive iodine ablation treatment for thyroid cancer. On download inspection, the pump showed normal function....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Magdaleno, Angela L., Koshy, Sharmila C., Colucci, Karen M., Perilli, Gretchen A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30564349
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1824
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Sumario:Insulin pumps are not typically assessed for malfunction after exposure to significant radiation. We assessed an insulin pump kept for 48 hours on a patient on hemodialysis who required radioactive iodine ablation treatment for thyroid cancer. On download inspection, the pump showed normal function.

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