* Inform your physician if you are pregnant or breast feeding.
You have been scheduled for a Red Cell Survival study which involves the use of a small amount of radioactive material. The level of radioactivity used is extremely low and has no side effects.
Patient Preparation
None.
Procedure
A small amount of radioactive material will be tagged to your blood and then injected into a vein in your arm. Blood samples will be obtained over a 3 week period. You will return to the department approximately 12 times to have blood drawn.
Reviewed and Approved:
Kirk Frey, MD
Robert Ackermann
11/2011