Contrast associated nephropathy in the elderly
Carrillo-Alvira, F.él.; Rivera-Bermúdez, C.G.; Jiménez-Velázquez, I.Z.; Ramos-Romey, C.; González-Concepción, J.J.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 100(3): 25-27
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 19227712 Document Number: 702381
Contrast medium studies have become an important tool for management and diagnosis in many medical specialties. As we age, the need for such studies increase in presence of multiple comorbidities as coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus. Nephropathy induced by iodine contrast medium is an important complication of radiological procedures, most common in the aged, and a potentially preventable one. For this reason, the understanding and prevention of contrast associated nephropathy is of prime importance to prevent morbidity and mortality in the geriatric population.
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