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nuclear stress test
January 16, 2025, 07:00 PM
gjgalligannuclear stress test
Anybody know long it takes for the nuclear stuff to work it's way out of the body?
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January 16, 2025, 07:03 PM
sjtillGrok says:
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The radiation from a nuclear cardiac stress test, which typically involves the use of technetium-99m or thallium-201, does not stay in the body for an extended period. Here's a breakdown:
Technetium-99m (Tc-99m): This isotope has a half-life of about 6 hours. Most of the radiation is gone within 24 to 48 hours as the body eliminates it primarily through urine.
Thallium-201 (Tl-201): It has a longer half-life of about 73 hours, but the majority of the radiation is still cleared from the body within a few days, with significant amounts gone within 48 hours.
After a few days, only trace amounts remain, and the radiation exposure drops to negligible levels. However, the exact time can vary slightly depending on individual factors like kidney function, since the kidneys play a crucial role in eliminating these substances from the body.
For most people, by one week, the radiation levels are very low. It's worth noting that the radiation dose from these tests is relatively small compared to other medical imaging procedures, and the benefits of the diagnostic information provided are generally considered to outweigh the risks from the radiation exposure.
If you have specific health concerns or are worried about radiation exposure, it would be best to discuss these with your healthcare provider who can provide advice tailored to your health situation.
The nuclear stress test uses Tc-99m; the thallium is used for a gated study to show cardiac function. IIRC.
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January 16, 2025, 07:10 PM
HRKquote:
Originally posted by sjtill:
Grok says:
Too bad they didn't name it Grog.....
January 16, 2025, 07:15 PM
Mustang-PaPaYou won’t need a flashlight for ten years.
January 16, 2025, 07:40 PM
SigmundA friend got stopped in NM or AZ near the Mexico border after driving thru a checkpoint 15 or so years ago. A few days earlier she had undergone some kind of test which set off the detector.
I'm pretty sure they were within NM, not crossing the border, but fairly close.
She said the police (I assume Border Patrol) handled it very well, did not keep them long.
She and her husband laugh about it whenever we bring it up.
January 16, 2025, 07:44 PM
WaterburyBobWhen I had one about five years ago they gave me a paper detailing the procedure to give to the police in case I set off any radiation detectors. I think I was supposed to carry it for three days.
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January 16, 2025, 07:54 PM
Hamden106So during, when you pee, it's nuculer powered.
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January 16, 2025, 08:03 PM
229DAKDrink lots of water to help get it through your body.
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January 16, 2025, 09:12 PM
Redhookbklynquote:
Originally posted by Mustang-PaPa:
You won’t need a flashlight for ten years.
Or night sights.
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January 17, 2025, 04:46 AM
mrvmaxI do not recall how long mine took, but I would suggest getting the calcium scans in addition to the nuclear stress test. Had a co-worker who took the nuke stress test and passed. A week later he had a heart attack since it did not reveal his partially clogged arteries.
I now do both.
January 17, 2025, 07:55 AM
trapper189quote:
Originally posted by Redhookbklyn:
quote:
Originally posted by Mustang-PaPa:
You won’t need a flashlight for ten years.
Or night sights.
But only when you urinate.
January 17, 2025, 09:03 AM
95flhrHave some fun with it, I took a glow stick to bed and when my wife turned off the lights, I said I must still be radioactive.
She freaked out a little until I started laughing.
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January 17, 2025, 02:44 PM
casA very strange setup. Had me sit in a "room" that was really a little closet with a chair, no room for anything else. Then the nurse who's essentially standing in the hallway, takes the stuff out of its little special protective storage box. Thinking to myself "this is slightly disconcerting."
She gave me the shot and I told her.. "ooh, I'm getting light headed". She told me she'd go get me a drink of water. And the next thing I know I'm driving a Jeep on an off road trail somewhere. I think a couple shooting buddies may have been with me. All sort of odd since I didn't own a Jeep and the time. We're driving a while and start going down a little hill and suddenly I can see a woman's face in the windshield. And she's yelling my name over and over? How strange? lmao
Then I had an ever so brief, little mini seizure/convulsions type thing which has happened to me before when coming to from being knocked out. Wow! What happened? About 30 seconds later the EMT's are there with the ambulance to take me away! "Good lord, how long was I out?" They had me sit about 4 hours under observation in the hospital, then they let me go. I never did get any post injection information. Never did get the stress test either.