We invite you to begin thinking about medical ethics and some potential scenarios that you could encounter. How would you handle them?

Please send your answers and questions to the Chapter office via cmetzger@swcsnm.org.

Your answers and questions will likely impact Dr. Bruce Barron's actual presentation emphases.

Scenarios...

The Patient’s Doctor Calls To Schedule A PET/CT Scan On His/Her Patient, Who Has Just Completed Chemotherapy. The Doctor Does Not Want To Wait Two Weeks, But Wants The Scan NOW. Or, Similarly, You Have A Head And Neck Cancer Patient Who Has Just Completed Radiotherapy. Do You Do The Study NOW?

A Patient Called Her Dr’s Office To Get A Copy Of A PET/CT Report Performed That Day. The Dr. Has Not Yet Seen The Report. The Patient Calls You To Explain The Findings. The Patient Did Not Know She Had Recurrent Breast Cancer. What Do You Do Now?

A Patient Is Referred To You For A PET/CT Scan For Head And Neck Cancer. You Know That The Patient’s Doctor Has A Reputation Of Being A Butcher. You Wouldn’t Send Your Worst Enemy To Him. Do You Say Anything?

You Are A NM Physician And Your Hospital Asked You To Read The PET/CT Scans. You Have No CT Background. What Do You Do?

A Jehovah’s Witness Is Brought To The Department For A V/Q Scan. You Know That The Patient’s Religion Forbids Human Blood Products. Do You Tell The Patient That The Tracer You Are Using Is Labeled Albumin?

You Have Ordered A Dose Of A Radiolabeled Therapeutic Antibody. The Patient And Dose Have Arrived. As You Look At The Lab Work You Realize The Platelet Count Is 85k. The Company Requires An Absolute Count Of >100k. What Do You Do?

You Have Labeled A Patient’s WBCs And Are Waiting For The Patient To Get Back For Injection. When The Patient Arrives, You Notice The Dose Expired One Hour Earlier. What Do You Do?