: > He gave me just prior to the cath, Benedryl, and some other antialergic > injection, which I can't remember the name of. > *** > Was it epinephrine? > > Carrie The usual preparation for a dye allergy is a dose of Prednisone the night before the test as well as the morning of - with Benadryl given in the a.m. as well. The prep continues after the test with Prednisone and benadryl - or at least that is what is done at the hospital in which I work. ---------- God bless Mary Ann ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn