Procedure Preparation

Guidelines

Fluoroscopy

Barium Swallow

  
Nothing to eat after midnight.

Upper GI +/- small bowel study

  
Adult – Nothing to eat after midnight.
Infant – Skip last feeding before test.

Barium Enema

On the day before the examination, only clear liquids may be taken. Follow the instructions on the LoSo Bowel Cleansing Prep Kit. Nothing to eat after midnight.

IVP (Intravenous pyelogram)

   
On the day before the examination, only clear liquids may be taken. An over the counter laxative is to be taken at 3 p.m. Nothing to eat after midnight.

Arthrogram


No preparation necessary.

Ultrasound

Abdomen

  
Nothing to eat/drink 8 hrs prior to exam.

Renal or Aorta


Nothing to eat 2 hrs prior to exam. Patients receiving renal ultrasound need to hold their bladder 1 hour prior to the exam.

Breast, thyroid, scrotum, carotid duplex, venous duplex

   
No preparation necessary.

Pelvic or Obstetric


(1st trimester)    
Drink 32 oz water one hour prior to exam. Do not urinate until after the exam.

Obstetric


(2nd or 3rd trimester)    
Drink 16 oz water one hour prior to exam.  Do not urinate until after the exam.

CAT Scan

CAT Scan-Scheduled with IV contrast

      
Nothing to eat/drink 2 hrs prior to appointment time.  Able to take all medications.  If you allergic to contrast click here.

CAT Scan with IV and oral contrast


Oral contrast is to be taken 1 and 2 hours prior to the examination.  Nothing by mouth once oral contrast is started.  If you are allergic to contrast click here

CAT Scan without contrast


No special preparation.