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Drinking Water Before A Hida

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Dr. Ivan Romic MD

I'm scheduled for a HIDA scan at 8:00 am. It is 4:45 am now. I am extremely thirsty. Will a small glass of water effect the scan? Also, may I take a Flexaril & a 50mg Tramdol for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

Hekko, i had a ora quick test couple of days before and came out NEGATIVE, But i am just curious now that i did it properly , today i realize i drank sip of water around 20-30 mins before the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

I have a HIDA scan tomorrow at 10am. Is it okay to take a full 8mg strip of suboxone right now (9:30am)? Or is the half life too long on suboxone? Should I just tough it out until the scan is done ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Oncologist)
Dr. Jyothi B L MD

I had a HIDA scan scheduled for this morning but it was cancelled because I took suboxone this morning. It is re-scheduled for 10am tomorrow. Should I take a full 8mg strip right now (9:30am) and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jyothi B L ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Indu Kumar MD

Hello, i had a Ora quick test couple of days before and came out NEGATIVE, But i am just curious now that i did it properly , today i realize i drank sip of water around 20-25 mins before the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I had a HIDA scan yesterday. When they were trying to get a set of pictures of my gallbladder ... positions, getting up and walking, taking small sips of water, and they would try and get... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Veera Raghava Rao. Buddha. MD

this before. The burps are like he had a sprite and he has not had anything to drink to make him do that. He drinks water ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao. Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)
Kathy Shattler MD

MoviPrep - ? I am told that the day before the colonoscopy I am to drink? ... liquids. What about putting spices in the water? i.e.: cayenne pepper? Not in the solution only in the water or liquids... View answer

Answered by : Kathy Shattler ( Dietitian & Nutritionist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I ve been having RUQ for 8mos. My GI doc says I m fine (normal US, normal blood tests, Hida scan ... the pain (the symptoms read like a poorly functioning gallbladder ), but last night I had a glass of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.     K. V. Anand MD

sometime when i take water before sleeping, it causes like stiffness in either of diaphragm or in stomach , i don t know the actual cause behind of this but due to water probably. here is no family or... View answer

Answered by : Dr. K. V. Anand ( Psychologist)