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You may be asked not to take aspirin, aspirin products or blood thinners for a few days before the test and one day after the test. If you are taking this medication, speak to your doctor. Test may take several hours, so you will empty your bladder just before it starts. Also before the angiogram you may have blood tests, such as blood clots. You will need to sign a consent form that says you understand the risks of an angiogram and agree to perform the tests performed. Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have about the need for the test, the risks, how it will be done or what the results will mean. Have a history of kidney problems or diabetes, especially if you take metformin to control your diabetes.
Arrange to have someone take you home because you may get a sedative before the test. If you stay overnight in the hospital, you will probably go home the next day. If you are an outpatient, you will stay in the recovery room for several hours before you go home. Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have about the need for the test, the risks, how it will be done or what the results will mean. If you are an outpatient, you will stay in the recovery room for several hours before you go home. An angiogram is a lung X-ray test that uses a special dye and camera (fluoroscopy) to take pictures of the blood flow in the blood vessels of the lungs. You might want to bring something to do or read to pass the time.
A pulmonary angiogram is used to examine the pulmonary artery leading to the lungs (pulmonary artery) and blood vessels in the lungs. It can also find a narrowing or blockage in the blood vessels that slow or stop blood flow. See angiogram images show blood flow from the lungs. Angiogram can be performed as an inpatient or outpatient. You will need to sign a consent form that says you understand the risks of an angiogram and agree to perform the tests performed. You might want to bring something to do or read to pass the time. If you stay overnight in the hospital, you will probably go home the next day. Dye used during an angiogram can cause kidney damage in people with poor kidney function.