THYROID SCAN

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THYROID SCAN

Type in the name of the company you are going to have an interview with.

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL, DOSES AND ADMINISTRATION

99mTc-pertechnetate (2 to 10 mCi) intravenously.

Administer 123I (200 to 400 μCi) orally

RPH (s) SUPPLIED AS: SECRETED BY

How ambitious are you?

Energy peak

What are your long-term goals ?


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Window: 20%

Iodine-123 (123I): 159 keV

Technetium-99, (99mTc): 140 keV

Gamma decay

What are your short-term goals ?


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PATIENT POSITION & ACQUISITION PROTOCOLS

99mTc-pertechnetate imaging begins at 15 to 20 minutes after injection.100,000- to 200,000-count image in anterior position or 5-minute acquisition

What experience have you got from your previous jobs? Make sure you specify all your previous work experience, part-time jobs, vacation jobs, voluntary work, and unpaid work experience that are relevant for the position you are applying for.

Thyroid and Salivary glands shown

123I imaging is at 4 hour or at 18 to 24 hours, or both. 50,000 to 100,000 count image or 10-minute acquisition

Describe a typical work day in your previous/current position.

Thyroid gland

The patient should be in a supine position with the neck comfortably extended.

Why will/did you leave your existing/last job?

ABNORMAL STUDY

Do you fully understand what this position implies?

After you've made some research on the company, read the job description thoroughly, and try to fully understand what your responsibilities will be.

Multiple nodules

Cold, hot nodule

What do you think the main challenges will be?


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SYSTEM & COLLIMATOR

Pinhole Collimator

Gamma camera

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Possible interfering medications

Recent X-ray studies with contrast

vitamin/ mineral supplements

Antithyroid med

Thyroid hormone

NPO 4 hours before radioiodine administration

How would you describe yourself?


Type in a short description.

PATIENT HISTORY

Are you qualified for this position?


Interviewers will want to know whether or not you are able to do the job.

Answer the questions from this section and see if you are the right person for this position.

Hx of autoimmune disease

What is the most compelling reason you should be hired?

Prior or current thyroid use

What can you do for this job that other candidates can't? Why?

Goiter or hx of goiter

Which qualities were easily observed by your colleagues and/or your former/existing boss?

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Family or personal hx of thyroid disease

What strengths qualify you for this job?



Example:

INDICATIONS

Research the company

You should find and learn as much as you can about the company where you are having an interview.

The interviewer will want to see what you know about them and why you chose the company.

Doing your homework will show that you are really interested.

Evaluate hyperthyroidism, suspected focal or diffuse thyroid disease, congenital thyroid abnormalities, function of thyroid nodules, and patients at risk for thyroid neoplasm.

What can you do for this company that someone else can't?


Type in several unique traits that will turn you into the perfect candidate for the position.

Evaluate clinical laboratory tests suggestive of abnormal thyroid function.

What do you know about the company?


Type a short description of the company's background.

Evaluate the size and shape of thyroid tissue.

Why do you want to work for this company?


Think of what you can do for them, not of what they can do for you.