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Radioactive dye side effects
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. George Hornganswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 21 years experience
should not: The radioactive dye should be sterile and not cause infection. However, if the site of injection is not cleaned properly or the IV used for the inject... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dariush Vazirianswered
Breast Surgery 48 years experience
No: There is very little radiation with esentinel node biopsy which does not exhibit any systemic side effects. But since you are usually undergoing gener... Read More
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Sean Canaleanswered
Breast Surgery 31 years experience
No: The tracer is technitium sulfa colloid. Unless one has an allergic reaction is it innocuous.
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Richard Orranswered
Surgical Oncology 45 years experience
No: The dose of radiation is so low that preganant women scrub on these cases routinely.
5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 60-year-old female asked:

Dr. Alan Feldmananswered
42 years experience
Very few: For the amount of radioactive iodine used to test for thyroid problems, there are no precautions other than to make sure that you are not pregnant (un... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:

Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
Verify this: Bone scan isotope isn't going to concentrate in breast and it doesn't stay around long in any case. I am thinking that perhaps it lit up your growing ... Read More
838 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old male asked:

Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 58 years experience
It does have effect : Radioactive dyes containing iodine of the iodide type can cause permanent thyroid damage and cancer.
This was published id a study by dr brunelli fro... Read More
5.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Frederick Ruppanswered
35 years experience
Rarely.: Rare allergies.
Very rare nsf if poor kidney function.
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Heather Curryanswered
Radiation Oncology 31 years experience
Radioactive Dyes or: 'tracers' are special dyes usually given through an IV as part of a nuclear medicine study. Tracers contain a small amount of a radioactive isotope t... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A male asked:

Dr. John Overbeckanswered
Nuclear Medicine 27 years experience
In : In diagnostic nuclear medicine, our goal is to use the smallest amount of radioactive tracer that will give us the diagnosis. If you have ever been i... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
More specifics: What procedure is being done? Do you know the dye/ contrast material? If you provide us with more information via a re-submission we can give you a b... Read More
75 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Stacy Yamasakianswered
Radiology 35 years experience
See below: As there is radiation you should not get a bone scan if you are pregnant. Unless you are allergic to the agent there is no common side effect.
3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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