Angiography is the imaging of the blood vessels of an organ. In pulmonary angiography, the arteries and veins of the lungs are viewed. A special dye is injected into the blood vessel, and imaging is done. This helps in diagnosing clots in blood vessels and narrowing the blood vessels that take blood to the lungs. The most common side effects are allergic reaction to the dye, hematoma, injury to the nerve, etc.
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My doctor advised for repeat echocardiography. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, Around 15 years ago, I had Redux for three months. Some 10 years back, I had an echocardiogram. The finding was very mild mitral valve regurgitation and everything else was good. Three years back when my brother had heart bypass, my doctor advised me to undergo some heart tests. I had the... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Dexfenfluramine - Redux was banned because of causing pulmonary artery hypertension. In earlier days, doctors thought that Redux would cause pulmonary artery hypertension during the course of treatment. But, later we have found a lot of patients who developed pulmonary ... Read Full »
I am a 23-year-old female who took a CT. Is exposure a concern?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 23-year-old female with a BMI of 19 (114.64 Ibs and 5.41 feet height). I am concerned about the amount of mSv I received during my scan of a pulmonary angiogram CT with contrast iodine. I wondered about the total mSv that my body received and the amount that my breast and lungs abs... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I have gone through the image you have attached (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). If the exposure is above 10 mSv, then only it is harmful. In your case, the value is 8.72 mGy*cm. So I suggest you not worry about any ... Read Full »
Lips turning blue, pain in calf muscles and borderline ECG are bothering me. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I would like you to explain the findings of my ECG. They are as follows normal sinus rhythm, incomplete right bundle branch block, borderline ECG. No previous ECG is available. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The following are the explanations of your ECG (electrocardiogram) findings. Normal sinus rhythm - the normal rhythm of the heart. IRBBB (incomplete right bundle-branch block) - a partial abnormality in the ventricular conduction pathway is present. It can be usually seen... Read Full »
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