Technescan PYP
This radioactive medicine helps doctors take special pictures inside your body to check your heart, blood flow, bleeding, blood volume, and spleen.
Form
valmisteyhdistelmä radioaktiivista lääkettä varten
Strength
20 mg
Active Ingredient
Sodium pyrophosphate
Manufacturer
Curium Netherlands B.V.
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your dose based on what's needed for the pictures. For adults, the typical dose of the radioactive part is between 1 to 925 MBq. For children, the dose is based on their weight.
Method
A healthcare professional will give you this medicine as a shot into your vein. Sometimes, it's mixed with a small amount of your blood before being injected.
Important
Only one dose is given for the test. Your doctor ensures you receive the correct amount.
Possible Side Effects
RARE
- •Redness or flushing
- •General itching, hives
- •Low blood pressure (due to widened blood vessels)
- •Sweating
- •Swelling in arm or face
- •Nausea, vomiting
- •Fast heartbeat
- •Fainting or loss of consciousness
- •Shortness of breath
- •Difficulty swallowing
- •Muscle cramps and pain
- •Tearing eyes
- •Changes in taste
- •Headache
- •Dizziness
- •Confusion
- •Slow heartbeat
- •Ringing in ears
- •Shaking, chills
- •Pale skin
- •Blurred vision
- •Tingling skin
- •Chest pain
- •Skin reactions at injection site: rash, itching, pain, swelling, inflammation, and skin infection
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to sodium pyrophosphate or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, think you might be, or are breastfeeding.
- Inform your doctor if you have kidney problems.
- Drink plenty of water before the test and pee often afterward to help the medicine leave your body.
- For 2 hours after the procedure, avoid close contact with small children and pregnant women.
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- Do not repeat this procedure for at least 3 months because the tin in this medicine stays in your red blood cells for a long time.