What is a Lasix Renal Scan?
A Lasix Renal Scan is a test which take pictures of the kidneys, ureters and bladder. The pictures help your doctor to know if these parts of the body are properly formed and working right. • How do the kidneys, ureters and bladder work? Kidneys filter and clean the blood to produce urine. Urine passes out of the kidneys down through the ureters and into the bladder. When the bladder is full the urine passes out of the body through the urethra. • Lasix Renal Scan – why? A Lasix Renal Scan records how the kidneys, ureters and the bladder work together. From this study the doctor may find each of these parts work fine and need no treatment. Or, the doctor may find one or more of these parts do not work as they should and some form of treatment may be needed. The results of the scan will help your doctor select the best type of treatment needed. • Who will perform the Lasix Renal Scan? A radiology doctor and a technologist perform the scan. A nurse will get your child ready for the scan.
