Werneke Ursula, McCready V Ralph
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2004 Apr;31(4):599-603. doi: 10.1007/s00259-003-1417-5. Epub 2004 Jan 14.
Complementary alternative medicines (CAMs), including food supplements, are taken widely by patients, especially those with cancer. Others take CAMs hoping to improve fitness or prevent disease. Physicians (and patients) may not be aware of the potential side-effects and interactions of CAMs with conventional treatment. Likewise, their known physiological effects could interfere with radiopharmaceutical kinetics, producing abnormal treatment responses and diagnostic results. Nuclear medicine physicians are encouraged to question patients on their intake of CAMs when taking their history prior to radionuclide therapy or diagnosis. The potential effect of CAMs should be considered when unexpected therapeutic or diagnostic results are found.
包括食品补充剂在内的补充替代医学（CAMs）被患者广泛使用，尤其是癌症患者。其他人服用CAMs是希望改善健康状况或预防疾病。医生（和患者）可能并不知晓CAMs与传统治疗方法之间潜在的副作用和相互作用。同样，它们已知的生理效应可能会干扰放射性药物的动力学，产生异常的治疗反应和诊断结果。鼓励核医学医生在进行放射性核素治疗或诊断之前询问患者服用CAMs的情况。当发现意外的治疗或诊断结果时，应考虑CAMs的潜在影响。
