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By Mayo Clinic staffOn the evening before the procedure, don't eat or drink after midnight. If you're taking medications, ask your doctor if you should stop taking them before or after the procedure.
In the radiology procedure room, a staff member places a needle attached to a slender tube into a vein in your arm to give you fluids, anesthetics, antibiotics and pain medications. A thin tube placed into your bladder through your urethra (urinary catheter) keeps your bladder empty.
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