“Women and Diagnostic Imaging: Time for Common Sense and Equity”

Women presenting to emergency departments (ED) are frequently in need of radiologic imaging tests.  Yet there is marked variability in the way in which the radiology departments address female patients who need to undergo emergent diagnostic imaging. There are differences in the definitions of "childbearing age," the requirement for a negative pregnancy test before various radiology studies, a nd the informed consent process for patients known to be pregnant. These variations can defy common sense and contribute to inequity for female and pregnant patients in the ED in the form of delays waiting for unnecessary pregnancy tests.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research