RADIONUCLIDE CYSTOGRAPHY

Course overview

ABNORMALITIES OF THE URINARY COLLECTING SYSTEM AND BLADDER ARE COMMON, PARTICULARLY IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION. EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF COMMON MALADIES SUCH AS VESICOURETERAL REFLUX ARE ESSENTIAL TO PRESERVING RENAL FUNCTION. RADIONUCLIDE CYSTOGRAPHY IS A COMMONLY USED METHOD TO EVALUATE FOR POSSIBLE VESICOURETERAL REFLUX. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES RADIONUCLIDE CYSTOGRAPHY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO THIS PROCEDURE.