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ULTRASOUND PROCEDURE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS​

 

Abdomen Ultrasound

  • Eat a fat free dinner the night before your appointment

  • No dairy products or fried foods

  • No carbonated drinks 12 hours before your appointment

  • Nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before

  • Do not eat breakfast

 

Pelvis Ultrasound (All Types)

  • Drink 4-5 glasses (or 2 small bottles) of clear fluid (water, juice, black coffee or black tea) one hour before your appointment time

  • Do not void - A full bladder is necessary for the examination

  • No fasting necessary

 

Abdomen and Pelvis Ultrasound Together

  • Eat a fat free dinner the night before your appointment

  • No dairy products or fried foods

  • No carbonated drinks 12 hours before your appointment

  • Nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before

  • Do not eat breakfast

  • Drink 4-5 glasses (or 2 small bottles) of clear fluid (water, juice, black coffee or black tea) 1 hour before your appointment time

  • Do not void - A full bladder is necessary for the examination

 

Obstetrical Ultrasound

  • For less than 12 weeks: Drink 4-5 glasses (or 2 small bottles) of clear fluid (water, juice, black coffee or black tea) 1 hour before your appointment time. You must eat breakfast or lunch

  • For 12-18 weeks: Drink 2 glasses (or 1 small bottle) of clear fluid (water, juice, black coffee or black tea) 1 hour before your appointment time. You must eat breakfast or lunch

  • For over 18 weeks: No preparation is required. You must eat breakfast or lunch

 

Nuchal Translucency/Early Anatomy Ultrasound

  • Drink 3 glasses (or 1.5 small bottles) of clear fluid (water, juice, black coffee or black tea) 1 hour before your appointment time

  • You must bring all the papers given by your doctor (blood work, requisition, I.P.S. Screening paper, etc.) with you to your appointment

 

Prostate-Transrectal Ultrasound

  • Purchase a fleet enema from the pharmacy and follow the instructions in the package

  • Self-administer the enema 2 hours before your appointment time

  • Drink 4-5 glasses (or 2 small bottles) of clear fluid (water, juice, black coffee or black tea) 1 hour before your examination

  • Do not void - A full bladder is necessary for the examination

 

Scrotal/Testicular/Thyroid/Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

  • No preparation required

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