- 21. PRRT Visit Overview
- (Visit Overview)
- ... before they check in to the Klinik. -New- Patients will recive a ID wristband as of summer 2012. After check in you will go to Nuclear Medicine Ward to get room assignment, blood test and general instructions. ...
- Created on 15 February 2011
- 22. Going Home
- (Post Treatment)
- ... medical tests performed. Also reviewed is the current staging and a follow-up appointment time for restaging, as appropriate. The patient also receives a CD with the 68-Ga scan images, some printed images ...
- Created on 21 January 2011
- 23. Traveling to Bad Berka
- (Transportation)
- ... (train station). Depending upon what airline you arrived on, this could be a long walk. The Frankfurt Airport Rail station is located across the street from Terminal 1. The fastest connection by train ...
- Created on 21 January 2011
- 24. Clothing To Take
- (Prior to hospital stay)
- ... have short sleeves rather than long sleeves. Most of the tests done in preparation for the PRRT as well as the PRRT itself, are conducted using a peripheral IV line that is usually placed in the arm, or ...
- Created on 21 January 2011
- 25. Bad Berka Approach to PRRT
- (Background)
- ... tests, to better determine the type of isotope to be used (Lu-177 or Y-90 – or both) and the strength of the dose tailored to each patient's tumor load and renal function. In addition to facilitating ...
- Created on 20 January 2011
- 26. Information for Referring Physicians
- (General MD)
- This section is for doctors who are considering the selection of PRRT to treat one of their patients. Considering PRRT for a Patient: What a physician should look for Progressive, somatostatin receptor ...
- Created on 19 July 2010
- 27. What To Expect When Accompanying A Patient
- (Care Giver )
- Before the Treatment Typically a patient going in for a scheduled PRRT will check into the Zentralklinik on a Sunday and then begin scans and tests on Monday. During that time the patient can spend ...
- Created on 19 July 2010
- 28. Food, Dining, Medications and Personal Gear Considerations
- (What to bring)
- ... to pass the time will be good. Just plain books are good too. In addition to time spent on the ward there will be times too when the patient is waiting to take test/scans. Waiting for an hour or more for ...
- Created on 19 July 2010
- 29. Medical Records and Information Needed
- (Prior Tests)
- Dr. Baum and his team will want to receive the most current case information about the patient to include the most current doctors reports, reports from tests and scans and actual scan images from current ...
- Created on 19 July 2010
- 30. Nuclear Medicine Specialties
- (Nuclear Medicine)
- ... phosphonates ( i.e. Samarium-153 EDTMP and Lutetium-177 BPAMD)treating Lymphoma with Zevalin. The latest addition has been treating metastatic Prostate cancer with Lu-177using the Prostate Specific Membrane ...
- Created on 19 July 2010