I'm not looking for medical advice, just to see if anyone has seen this. I have a history of kidney stones and have been give IV toradol (the worlds greatest med for stones) more times than I can count. I was give toradol in the pill for a few months ago, my eye swelled and my doc and pharmasist (sp) thought it could be a mild allergy.
I passed a stone a few days a ago and the doctor (at urgent care) wouldn't give me toradol because I could have an allergic reaction (I understand). He said that the next time that I'm in the ER to ask them to try to give me toradol to see if I'm allergic to it. (That way they can treat me for a reaction if I have one) My urologist said that our local ER might do it, but my PCP said that they wouldn't do it.
So my question is this, have you ever seen a patient get a med that they might be allergic to to see if they have a reaction? Again I'm not looking for medical advice, just to see if anyone has heard of that happening.
Specializes in Adult and Pediatric Vascular Access, Paramedic.
I am gonna say no. As a caregiver working in an E.D. I would NOT give a patient a drug that they could possibly be allergic to, it is not worth the risk because even wtih treatment people stil die from anaphylaxis!
AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P
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I am gonna say no. As a caregiver working in an E.D. I would NOT give a patient a drug that they could possibly be allergic to, it is not worth the risk because even wtih treatment people stil die from anaphylaxis!
Swtooth