Patients are frequently asked about iodine or seafood allergy before IV contrast material is administered because of a commonly held belief among radiologists and others in the medical community of a specific cross-reactivity between iodinated radiographic contrast material and other iodine-rich substances.
Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, two thin layers of a sac-like tissue that surrounds the heart, holds it in place and helps it work. A small amount of fluid keeps the layers separate so that thereâs no friction between them.
The term is used to describe a subset of children and adolescents who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and/or tic disorders, and in whom symptoms worsen following strep. infections such as Strep throat and Scarlet Fever. PANS is a newer term used to describe the larger class of acute-onset OCD cases.PANS stands for P ediatric A cute-onset N europsychiatric S yndrome and includes all cases of abrupt onset OCD, not just those associated with streptococcal infections.he term is used to describe a subset of children and adolescents who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and/or tic disorders, and in whom symptoms worsen following strep. infections such as Strep throat and Scarlet Fever. PANS is a newer term used to describe the larger class of acute-onset OCD cases.