Harbor:Oral contrast

  • Order omnipaque in Cerner. (No more gastrograffin).
    • If you need to obtain a retrograde urethrogram, order a KUB.
    • For use in bowel obstruction, a volume of 100cc of Omnipaque 300 is used.
    • For use in tube contrast studies, a volume anywhere between 50-200cc of Omnipaque 300 would likely be used.
    • For a CT with po contrast, the order is for 30cc of Omnipaque 300 in 970cc of water.