Dr.Aayushi Chaudhary

26/01/2023

•When you notice you are overthinking, exercise your body
Exercise moves the electrical energy out of your head and into your body.
•Talk to someone you trust about your thoughts.
Vocalizing what you are overthinking helps you rationalize it.
•Utilize gratitude in moments of overthinking.
Ask yourself what you are happy about at the moment.
This moves your attention from fear and anxiety towards happiness & presence.

13/12/2021

13/12/2021

Radiation exposure during pregnancy- Participation of pregnant women in radiology can be an emotional exposure.The word radiation understandably invokes fear and uncertainty. Radiological examination of pregnant women are often justified & unintended exposures do occur.
Radiographs of the chest and extremities can be safely done at any time during pregnancy if the equipment is in the working order.
Commonly the risk of not making the diagnosis is greater than the radiation risk involved.
If possible Sonography and MRI should be done. MRI is considered safe during pregnancy as magnetic energy has been shown not to be harmful for developing fetus.To determine the pregnancy status of female patients of reproductive age before any radiological procedure that could result in a significant dose to the embryo or fetus.
One approach is the Rule of 10 which states that whenever possible one should confine the radiological examination of the lower abdomen and pelvis to the day 10 interval following the onset of menstruation.
Organogenesis starts 3 to 5 weeks post conception it was felt that radiation exposure in early pregnancy couldn't result in malformation.
Based on this, it was suggested to do away with the day 10 rule and replace it ith 28 day rule. This mean that radiological examination if justified can be carried throughout the cycle until a period is missed.
Thats the common things to know before visiting radiology department during pregnancy.