Administer Radiopharmaceuticals

Subgroup III: Pharmaceutical and Radiopharmaceutical Agents

administration route: IV

venous access, straight stick or catheter

administration route: oral

PO, by mouth

administration route: intrathecal

lumbar puncture

administration route: inhalation

radioactive gas inhaled

administration route: intradermal

superficial injection into dermis using tuberculin syringe

administration route: intraarterial infusion

arterial access by physician

IV example

most Tc99m radiopharmaceuticals

oral example

I-123 or I-131 capsule

intrathecal example

In-111 DTPA for CSF leak or hydrocephalus study

inhalation example

ventilation portion of VQ scan, Xe-133 or Tc99m DTPA aerosol

intraarterial infusion example

hepatic artery infusion of Y90 microspheres

bolus technique

quick injection, keeps contents in a ball

infusion technique

slow delivery via infusion pump

aseptic technique

swabbing skin with alcohol and/or povidone iodine prior to sterile needle puncture