Dallas product liability lawyer: Gadolinium MRIs are causing injuries and deaths
Texas product liability lawyer, Amy Witherite, informs Gadolinium contrast MRIs are causing injuries and deaths. U.S. hospitals and outpatient imaging centers continue to use the toxic heavy metal.
Attentive Dallas defective product attorney, Witherite, reveals hospitals in the United States are continuing to use Gadolinium-based Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines to scan their patients. Gadolinium, a highly toxic heavy metal, is used intravenously in patients to enhance the images of their scans. The heavy metal manifests itself in the liver and bone after it has been injected and is not easily released by the body. When the Gadolinium is eliminated, it passes through the kidneys, which poses a serious threat to patients with advanced renal impairment. For patients with illnesses and diseases affecting the kidneys, Gadolinium takes 30 hours or more to leave the body. For healthy patients the elimination time is approximately 1.5 hours to excrete the toxic substance. Recent reports continue to surface of patient injuries and even deaths associated with Gadolinium use in MRI scans.
Expert Texas product safety advocate, Witherite, with the law firm of Eberstein and Witherite, exposes thousands of American hospitals and out-patient imaging centers refuse to transition from the gadolinium-based MRI scans to a less invasive method due to the financial costs. Before you have an MRI consider the following:
-Consult with your physician regarding your kidney health
-If you are a diabetic, speak with your doctor about using another form of imaging or having your MRI scans performed without contra
-Insist your blood be drawn and tested to assure normal kidney function prior to the scan (specifically BUN and creatinine blood levels within normal limits)
-If you are a dialysis patient or have a history of kidney disease insist your physician find another alternative to Gadolinium based testing.
Informed Dallas County product liability attorney, Witherite, urges doctors, hospitals and outpatient imaging centers screen patients thoroughly for normal renal function and kidney health before administering Gadolinium. The law firm of Eberstein & Witherite is also suggesting all other non-toxic methods for imaging be used before the administration of any known heavy metal substance.
News Contributor: Amy Witherite, a product liability lawyer in Dallas, Texas www.dallastexaspersonalinjurylawyer.com Toll Free: (888) 407-6669
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