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Q: HIDA-Scan Protocol...was test performed correctly?
asked by: DoctorQuestion on August 21st, 2006
I have severe pain after i eat or even drink something. I had a colonscopy and endoscopie ,ultrasound which all came back normal. My reg doctor said only thing left is to have a hidascan to see if your gallbladder really is working ok. I fasted like they told me to. They injected me with radioactive stuff and my gallbladder wouldnt show up. Even the resident from the place came out and said we cant get your gallbladder to show. They couldnt give me morphine cause im allergic to morphine. All they said after that is lets give it time and see what happens. The girl giving me the test said im gonna inject more of the radioactive stuff in your iv and see what happens. Well 2 1/2 hrs almost 3hrs later she saw my gallbladder might i add she said its barely showing up. She told me ok we are done here. I was never given the CKK like they are suppose to do. They told me to call my doc that afternoon. Well next day doc calls me and says i got the results everything is fine. have a appintment with the GI next week and he is gonna see all my test results. I know its my gallbladder. Im so confused


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on August 28th, 2006
Appendix, Appendicitis, Gallbladder Disorders Answer A1391
A HIDA-scan is used for evaluation of the gallbladder function. You'll need to provide more information about the ejection fraction in order to understand what is happening. If the doctors didn’t give you cholecystokinin, then they didn’t measured the ejection fraction at all. It Is confusing as to why your gallbladder was filling with the radioactive substance so slowly. It might be necessary to perform an endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreaticografy (ERCP) to investigate the passage of the billiary canal. Yes, go to your internist and talk about your missgivings about the testing!


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