After Needle Biopsy
Home Guidelines
Activity Guidelines
For the rest of the day:
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Go home and rest quietly.
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Do not drive or use machinery or appliances.
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Eat a normal diet.
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Do not drink alcohol if you received medicine for pain or sedation.
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Do not lift more than 10 pounds for 2 days.
Care of Your Biopsy Site
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Look at the site daily.
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Keep it clean and dry to prevent infection.
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You can shower 24 hours after your biopsy.
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Cover with a Band-Aid or dressing for 1 day.
What is Normal at the Site?
(The following may or may not happen.)
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Any biopsy
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The site may be somewhat tender. Try acetaminophen (Tylenol). Do not take more than a total of 2400 mg in 24 hours.
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Liver biopsy
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You might feel pain in either shoulder.
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Lung biopsy
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You may cough up a small amount of blood.
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Kidney biopsy
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You may see a small amount of blood in your urine.
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Thyroid biopsy
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Your throat may be sore. Try throat lozenges for relief.
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What is not Normal?
Call Interventional Radiology right away if:
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You have bleeding that does not stop.
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There is swelling or a lump at the biopsy site.
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Your pain does not get better with Tylenol.
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You feel faint or weak.
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It is hard for you to breath.
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Your heart rate is fast and you are sweating for no reason.
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You have signs of an infection, such as fever, chills, redness or tenderness at the site, or the site feels warm to the touch.