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Is Being Allergic To Morphine Reason Enough To Not Go For A Hida Scan?

I m going for a hida scan this week but just noticed that morophine is involved,I have charted that I m allergic to morophine but actually was given it on a couple different occasions and it made me sick and another a complete mean person..once very sweaty so I decided that it was best to put down allergic to..however I m not sure if this is a reason to not go ahead with the scan bc I m in dire need to have this test
Thu, 18 Dec 2014
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in.

Being allergic to morphine is not a contraindication for HIDA scan. A hepatobiliary (HIDA) scan is an imaging procedure used to diagnose problems in the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts. This scan is done by injecting a small amount of radioactive isotope material in to the veins. Allergic reaction to medications containing radioactive tracers used for the scan needs to be tested for by giving a test dose. If you are able to tolerate the test dose then you can safely take the HIDA scan without any concerns.
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Is Being Allergic To Morphine Reason Enough To Not Go For A Hida Scan?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Being allergic to morphine is not a contraindication for HIDA scan. A hepatobiliary (HIDA) scan is an imaging procedure used to diagnose problems in the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts. This scan is done by injecting a small amount of radioactive isotope material in to the veins. Allergic reaction to medications containing radioactive tracers used for the scan needs to be tested for by giving a test dose. If you are able to tolerate the test dose then you can safely take the HIDA scan without any concerns.