Check with your doctor or dietitian before making any changes to the protein level in your diet. Loss of appetite and kidney disease. Poor appetite is a common symptom of advanced kidney disease. Even if you are not hungry, it is important to eat and keep good nutrition.
By Mayo Clinic Staff. Print. A hepatobiliary (HIDA) scan is an imaging procedure used to diagnose problems of the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts. For a HIDA scan, also known as cholescintigraphy and hepatobiliary scintigraphy, a radioactive tracer is injected into a vein in your arm. The tracer travels through your bloodstream to your liver, where the bile-producing cells take it up.
What do I need to know about a HIDA scan? A hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan is a test to show how your liver and gallbladder are working. This test is also called cholescintigraphy. Why may I need a HIDA scan? You may need a HIDA scan if you have symptoms of gallbladder or liver problems. Examples include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, or yellow skin or eyes. You may also need HIDA scan before or after gallbladder or liver surgery.