Hory shit- Medical Doom on the way

So 1 care provider means everyone?

Literally know someone who just got an MRI/Catscan last Monday.

So 1 care provider means everyone?

Literally know someone who just got an MRI/Catscan last Monday.

It’s true. I am a CT tech and we were notified contrast is in short supply. We can still do CT scans without, it just shows more especially in cases of tumors…and we can’t do blood clot studies without contrast. Our hospital tried to order more but everything is on “back order.”

Sucks to be dependent on a communist country

Many people rely on Cat scans. Guess what? The US President and these fricking liberal politicians are letting us die on the vine. Need proof you say? Trinity here you go- real doom for a change


I just received this by email below from my doctors. Fricken Biden better do something or many of our family members and us could die. The contrast media is used in every part of the body- from the brain and heart to the feet. Its time to stop these ashole politicians from talking about social fricking issues and concentrating on keeping our families alive.

Dear Patient,
Due to unprecedented COVID-related supply chain disruptions in
China, all hospitals in the United States are experiencing a shortage of contrast media (sometimes referred to as X-ray dye) used to perform CAT or CT scans. This may affect ERCP procedures as well. As at all U.S. hospitals, LVHN and other imaging providers’ ability to perform these scans in all but the most critical cases will be limited until these supply chain issues are corrected. This shortage has been caused by the Chinese government’s COVID lockdown of Shanghai, where most of the world’s supply of contrast media is manufactured and then subsequently distributed by GE Healthcare and Bracco. This disruption is expected to last until at least the end of June.

LVHN is exploring various strategies to conserve contrast media, including using other imaging technologies and materials and postponing non-emergency scans. As always, we are 100% committed to providing the best possible care to our patients. If you have any questions or concerns about a scheduled test at LVHN, please contact the scheduling department at LVHN at 610-402-8378.

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Literally?

Maybe because of the graphene from the shots reacting to the scan? Maybe the chip implants become inactive?

Mostly likely the “shortage” is an excuse and not the truth. IMO.

So 1 care provider means everyone?

Literally know someone who just got an MRI/Catscan last Monday.

MRI's are not affected. They use magnetic fields instead of radiation like cat/ct. The contrast media is designed for ct/cat scans

Also depends what brand you are using. 2 of the biggest are Isovue and Omnipaque. Omnipaque has the added bonus of being ingestable, while Isovue is not.

From my understanding, Omni is hard to get and there is a shortage, while there is not for Isovue, I have tons of it, and our supplier doesn’t foresee any issues with availability becuase of the contract we have with them (we get it before any new buyers)

Well, they could be affected. Contrast media, usually Gadolinium based, is used for MRIs. Yes, MRIs use magnetic resonance, however, contrast media is routinely used as well.

However, OP is correct, there does appear to be a shortage of the dye used in CTs at least with a system in PA.

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Isn't Omnipaque iodine based?

Sucks to be dependent on a communist country

Many people rely on Cat scans. Guess what? The US President and these fricking liberal politicians are letting us die on the vine. Need proof you say? Trinity here you go- real doom for a change


I just received this by email below from my doctors. Fricken Biden better do something or many of our family members and us could die. The contrast media is used in every part of the body- from the brain and heart to the feet. Its time to stop these ashole politicians from talking about social fricking issues and concentrating on keeping our families alive.

Dear Patient,
Due to unprecedented COVID-related supply chain disruptions in
China, all hospitals in the United States are experiencing a shortage of contrast media (sometimes referred to as X-ray dye) used to perform CAT or CT scans. This may affect ERCP procedures as well. As at all U.S. hospitals, LVHN and other imaging providers’ ability to perform these scans in all but the most critical cases will be limited until these supply chain issues are corrected. This shortage has been caused by the Chinese government’s COVID lockdown of Shanghai, where most of the world’s supply of contrast media is manufactured and then subsequently distributed by GE Healthcare and Bracco. This disruption is expected to last until at least the end of June.

LVHN is exploring various strategies to conserve contrast media, including using other imaging technologies and materials and postponing non-emergency scans. As always, we are 100% committed to providing the best possible care to our patients. If you have any questions or concerns about a scheduled test at LVHN, please contact the scheduling department at LVHN at 610-402-8378.

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