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PET scan PET Scan – positron emission tomography – gives a picture of how a part of the body is working. A small amount of radioactive chemical is injected or breathed in. The PET scan shows where this chemical goes. PET Scans can help identify malignant and benign tumours. Ultrasound scan Ultrasound waves are sound waves that the human ear cannot hear. A special machine directs the waves at a certain part of the body. Differences in how the sound waves are reflected helps form an image. This is interpreted to distinguish a healthy part from a tumour. X-Ray An x-ray can show whether there is tumour in the chest, abdomen or bones because tumour tissue looks different from ordinary bone or normal tissue. What’s that procedure? Procedures are things that nurses and doctors do as part of a child’s treatment – like putting in an IV or a nasogastric tube or accessing a port. A child does not have every one of these procedures. Some procedures can be painful. Pain management techniques are used if necessary. Some procedures are done with sedation or general anaesthesia. Some of the devices that need procedures are: Central lines These are tubes put into a large central vein to give fluids and chemotherapy. Blood samples can sometimes be taken from them. They are semi-permanent and can stay in place for several months or years and are put in under general anaesthetic. There are different types – Port-a-caths, Infusaports, Hickmans. Your nurse will give you more information if your child needs a central line. Insuflons Several drugs may be given under the skin by subcutaneous injection. When a drug needs to be injected several times, we use a small device called an Insuflon. This reduces the pain and worry of daily injections. The Insuflon is inserted under the skin and can stay there for up to seven days. It can be inserted into the skin of the abdomen, thigh or upper arm. The Insuflon allows drugs to be administered without the need for repeated injections. Either you, your child, or your nurse can administer the injections using the Insuflon. Tell Me… Sec.6:9 Updated March 2011
With the Insuflon in place your child can continue with activities of normal daily living, including bathing and swimming. At home the Insuflon site should be checked regularly for signs of swelling, redness, and / or discharge. If you notice any of these signs, or should the Insuflon accidentally be removed please contact your hospital team. Nasogastric tube A nasogastric tube goes down the back of the nose and into the stomach. It is used to give liquids including nutrition and medicine. If your child needs a nasogastric tube, the nurses will give you more details. There is more information about nasogastric feeding in FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. Sec.6:10 Tell Me… Updated March 2011
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