Ct-guided Thoracentesis Procedure

treatment on Monday. Was just recently diagnosed with Pneumonia and Pleural Effusion and the procedure thoracentesis was performed and was given two piggy bags of avelox .. ... View answer

Hi, my father had a CT guided needle biopsy done on Thursday 9/17. Tolerated the procedure without ... whole lot. His INR prior to procedure was 1.01. In ER on Saturday 9/19 it was 0.98. The... View answer

[My wife is having a biopsy on Dec 12th and they are telling me it will be under full sedation and will last two hours. Why so long and this is a lung biopsy for swollen lymph nodes . Please advise as what to expect and... View answer

Hello I found a firm swelling in my neck about 3 weeks ago.I had an inconclusive ultrasound and CT scan Finally, I had an ultrasound guided biopsy . I just got the results, and I do not understand them ... View answer

stroke during this procedure. And comparatively which procedure is better CT coronary angiogram or ...Hi Doctor, My father wants to undergo angiogram procedure, his blood group is O negative,... View answer

I have been scheduled for a CT Guided Liver Biopsy. My history is: diabetic, high blood pressure ..., Zocor. I have not been advised to discontinue use of any of these meds prior to the procedure. Also... View answer

I had a guided epadural in october of 2011 something happened differently thatn the other 14 epidurals I had when I left there by the time I got home I was in tears and have not been able to do ... View answer

A patient is a 54 years old male he has been medically examined with CT guided biopsy in which the ... for the above CT guided biopsy so I want to know what does the above mentioned... View answer

75 y/o female with long standing history of smoking. Now has pleural effusions on r side requiring 3 thoracentesis during last 2 months. Now abdomen very distended requiring paracentesis. Ct reveals ... View answer

Hello, I had a fluoroscopic guided CT right shoulder arthrogram earlier this week. Part of the ... followup contrast enhanced CT neck for further assessment. Should I be concerned? ... View answer