Patient Preparations
ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND
MORNING APPOINTMENT:
• Fat free dinner the night before (no dairy products or carbonated drinks)
• Nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before
(6-8 hours of fasting is required)
AFTERNOON APPOINTMENT:
• Fat free breakfast 6 hours before your appointment
(no dairy products, no eggs, no carbonated drinks)
PELVIC (MALE & FEMALE) OR OBSTETRICAL ULTRASOUND
• Finish drinking 1 litre of water or juice one hour before your appointment
DO NOT EMPTY YOUR BLADDER
A full bladder is necessary for the examination
ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC ULTRASOUND COMBINED
Complete and KUB
• Fat free dinner the night before
(no dairy products or carbonated drinks)
• No breakfast on the day of appointment
• Finish drinking 1 litre of water or juice
one hour before your appointment
DO NOT EMPTY YOUR BLADDER
A full bladder is necessary for the examination
OBSTETRICAL ULTRASOUND
• Finish drinking 1 litre of water or juice one hour before your appointment
DO NOT EMPTY YOUR BLADDER
A full bladder is necessary for the examination
PROSTATE – TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUND
• Purchase FLEET ENEMA from the pharmacy and follow instructions in the package
• Self administer enema 2 hours BEFORE the appointment time
• Finish drinking 1 litre of water or juice one hour before the appointment
DO NOT EMPTY YOUR BLADDER
A full bladder is necessary for the examination
BONE MINERAL DENSITY
DO NOT TAKE CALCIUM TABLETS on the day of the exam
• Appointments should not be booked within 2 weeks of having any X-Ray exams involving contrast agents or having a nuclear medicine exam
• Please wear clothing without metal – no buttons, zippers or jewellery
NO PREPARATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE
FOLLOWING ULTRASOUND EXAMINATIONS:
• Musculoskeletal
• Vascular
• Small Parts