With the increasing number of interventional angiographic procedures, iodinated contrast induced nephropathy has become an important cause of iatrogenic acute renal failure. Gadopentetate dimeglumine, gadolinium chelated by DTPA, are widely used in magnetic resonance imaging without adverse effect on renal function in patients with renal insufficiency. It also has sufficient radiographic density to allow visualization and has been described as an alternative contrast agent for angiography. Here we report a case of successful angioplasty using gadopentetate dimeglumine as a contrast agent in a patient with both renal artery stenosis and renal insufficiency. The patient had a history of iodinated contrast induced acute renal failure. Using this contrast agent, angioplasty was successfully performed and contrast induced acute renal failure did not occur after this procedure.
Acute Kidney Injury ; Angiography ; Angioplasty* ; Gadolinium ; Gadolinium DTPA* ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Pentetic Acid ; Renal Artery Obstruction* ; Renal Artery* ; Renal Insufficiency*

PURPOSE: To identify nursing interventions performed by Chosunjok nurses in Yanbian using NIC. METHODS: The sample consisted of 36 nurses working in 2 hospitals. The Nursing Interventions Use Questionnaire developed by the Iowa Intervention Project team was used for data collection. The instrument was translated to Korean using the method of back-translation. RESULTS: Twenty-eight interventions were performed at least daily. Interventions in the Physiological: Basic domain were most frequently used at least daily. The most frequently used interventions was Positioning, followed by the interventions Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Intravenous (IV) Therapy, Hypothermia Treatment and Intravenous (IV) Insertion. The least frequently used interventions was Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Antepartum. Nurses working in special medical care units performed interventions most often, while nurses working in general surgical units performed them least. Nurses working in general medical, special medical and other care units performed interventions in the Physiological domain more often than the nurses working in general surgical units. CONCLUSION: Chosunjok nurses in Yanbian performed physiological interventions frequently. Further studies will be needed to compare interventions performed by nurses in two countries.
Data Collection ; Fetal Monitoring ; Hypothermia ; Iowa ; Nursing* ; Pressure Ulcer ; Surveys and Questionnaires