[tri-med] Re: Brain scan

I have found that the technicians don't use a pulse oximeter and have always
had to arrange that with them prior to the scanning. They usually have to
arrange to have a nurse arrive with a pulse oximeter and they prepare her
with a little additional oxygen and bump it up when she desats....during
mri's ct scans etc there are not usually nurses or doctors present at all so
you will need to discuss this with the ordering physician or your primary
physcian ahead of time.

Catherine



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Wow, I'm really sorry about that!  Do you mind if I ask if her bad reaction
was to the drugs in the anaesthesia (like an allergic reaction) or due to
doctors that weren't used to working on infants or Tri infants?  I have also
been wondering how they monitor the kids while they are undergoing the scan
since I can't imagine that the anaesthesiologist can be right there with
them in the machine like they can during surgerical procedures.  I'm sure
they have some way to monitor them though.
Thanks!


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> my daughter Nejoud (18-months) had her brain MRI at about 8-months old as
an
> outpatient procedure. She had a general anaesthesia but as a result of
that she
> had a bad reaction. She was incubated and spent 7-days in the hospital
> recovering from it. We almost lost her and any time she has a procedure
> requiring anaesthesia we ask for local if possible. We did have it in
Baptist
> hospital rather than Miami Children Hospital. We go to Miami Children now
for
> all her medical needs. I'm not saying that this will happen to Maiya but
discuss
> it with the anesthesiologist and decide on what is best for her. Best of
Luck...
>
> Mohammed (Dad), Rana (Mom), Hamzah (Big brother 2yrs. and 10 months) and
Sweet
> Nejoud (18-Months)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: mcmuni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent: Oct 22, 2007 9:07 PM
> >To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [tri-med] Brain scan
> >
> >Hi!
> >Maiya had a check up today with her geneticist... All went well except
they
> seemed concerned that her head circumference had grown very rapidly (and
> inconsistently with weight and length) since our last visit two months
ago.
> They are recommending a brain scan to see what is going on. They are
asking us
> whether we want general anaesthesia or not. Because she's an infant, our
> pediatrician is recommending that we take her to a children's hopsital
rather
> than the local hospital. I'm leaning towards going that route (general at
a
> children's hospital), but wanted to know if anyone had any advice.
> >
> >Also, is it common for Tri kids to experience fast head growth?
> >
> >Thanks so much!
> >Callie
> >Mom to Maiya (T8M 8 months) and Cade (5yrs)
> >Sebastian, FL
> >
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