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GI/Fluoro
Exam Preps
• Adult Air Contrast
Barium Enema: Fleet prep kit; follow 48 hour instructions
• IVP: Fleet Prep
Kit #2; follow 24 hour instructions; nothing by mouth
4-6 hours prior to exam
• Upper G.I./Small
Bowel: No food, drinks or smoking 8 hours prior to the
exam
Ultrasound
Exam Preps
• Abdomen /Gallbladder/Pancreas/Liver/Spleen/Aorta:
Nothing to eat or drink eight hours before testing
• Renal/Breast/Thyroid:
No prep
• Pelvic/Pregnancy:
Drink 32 ounces of water two hours before time of exam;
do not empty bladder prior to exam;
full bladder is necessary for this exam
Mammogram
Prep
• Do not wear deodorant,
powder, lotion or perfume on the day of the exam. Please
bring previous exams.
Nuclear
Medicine/Cardiology Exam Preps
• Call prior to
exam for appropriate instructions
(CT)
Computed Tomography Exam Preps
• Head/Chest/Neck:
No food or drinks at least 4-6 hours prior to exam;
please bring most recent chest x-ray for chest scans
• Abdomen/Pelvis:
No food or drinks 4-6 hours prior to exam; Drink one
bottle of Prepcat the night before the exam;
+ 1 bottle one hour before exam. Prepcat is available
from your physician or Dayton Medical Imaging
• Lumbar/Cervical/Foot/Ankle/Knee/Hip:
Please bring most recent x-rays for exam, no prep
MRI:
No preparation necessary
MRA:
Call for prep
PLEASE
CONTACT DMI IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF IODINE/CONTRAST
ALLERGIES
•
Do not take laxatives in case of possible bowel obstruction
or appendicitis
• Medications may be taken with small amount of
water
• Check with us or your physician if you have
any questions
• Call for pediatric preps
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