SYMPTOMS
The test is typically requested when a gallbladder ultrasound has demonstrated non-diagnostic. It is utilized to examine patients with upper abdominal after eating a fatty meal.
Those who have a greater risk for gallstones include those who are overweight, people over forty and those with a diet high in fat and low in fiber. This examination also tests the gallbladder’s function because the organ’s inability to visualize may mean a gallbladder that is not functioning or ill.
Precautions In Gallbladder X-ray
The doctor must be informed if the patient is pregnant or hypersensitive to iodine. Patients with a background of serious kidney damage have a greater risk of reaction from this examination. Patients should not use any laxatives prior to gallbladder x-ray procedure. Diabetic patients should talk about with their doctor the need for any improvement in medicine.
Preparation
Patients are advised to eat a regular breakfast, lunch and light fat-free dinner the day prior to the examination. Telepaque pills are consumed a few at a time the night before, with five minutes intervals with water. Two liquids can only be taken until the middle of the night; water and juice.
In two days, it requires consuming Telepaque tablets. For each without fat dinner, or at the same time depending on the routine specified by the radiology division, the pills could be taken two at once.
After The Procedure
After the review, no special care is needed.
Complications
There is a little possibility of an unfavorably susceptible response to different materials. There is a minimal degree of sensitivity to radiation; most specialists feel that the danger is low contrasted and the advantages in gallbladder x-ray.
Women who are pregnant and children are more prone to the dangers of gallbladder x-rays, and the threat versus the advantages should be discussed with the treating doctor.
