Sentences with phrase «at the lowest dose possible»
«Patients, technologists and radiologists want the best quality X-rays at the lowest dose possible without repeating images,» said Steven Don, M.D., associate professor of radiology at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo. «This technology is a tool to help achieve that goal.
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In these instances, choose the lowest dose possible and hold off on starting the pill until at least 4 to 6 weeks postpartum when breastfeeding is well established.
Diagnostic Radiology at Boston Children's is designed to facilitate high - quality and rapid x-ray examinations using the lowest possible radiation doses for your child, no matter her size, age or medical condition.
The imaging software — developed and currently in use only at Cincinnati Children's — mathematically determines the lowest possible radiation dose for the patient before a scan is performed, according to the study led by David Larson, MD, radiology quality and safety director at the medical center and principal architect of the technology.
«We would advise that pregnant women should follow current guidance that the painkiller be taken at the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time.»
How dosing works Because patients can experience side effects like dizziness and sleepiness, Charles E. Argoff, MD, director of the Comprehensive Pain Program at Albany Medical Center, in Albany, N.Y., recommends that patients begin with the lowest dose possible (75 mg twice a day).
When they must be given orally, we try to give them at the lowest possible dose, as infrequently as possible.
reducing the amount of enzymes being used to the lowest dose possible but at a dose that will still allow the dog to properly digest food.
Children should be monitored carefully for metabolic effects predisposing them to diabetes, and use of the drug should be at the lowest possible dose for the shortest possible time,» said one of the study's senior authors, Wayne A. Ray, Ph.D..
As a result, medical experts now advise that while HRT is effective at relieving menopausal symptoms — like hot flashes and vaginal dryness — women should take it at the lowest dose and for the shortest time possible.