GENERAL
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Please
try to set up an appointment if possible |
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Please
bring all your previous medical records
including any previous diagnostic reports
undertaken elsewhere (X-Ray, MRI, ultrasound,
CT Scan) |
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Kindly
inform the doctor or technologist if you
are pregnant or nursing |
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Prepare
to describe any symptoms or problems and
any related medical history such as prior
surgeries |
CT
SCAN
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Preparation
instructions vary depending on the part
of your body being scanned, you may be
asked to avoid food and liquids |
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Remove jewelry and other items containing
metal and certain clothing from the area
to be scanned to prevent interference
with the quality/clarity of the images |
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Please tell your doctor and the technologist
if you: |
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are
pregnant or nursing |
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have
reacted to contrast media |
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take
Glucophage for diabetes |
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have
heart, lung or kidney problems |
ULTRASOUND
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Preparation
instructions vary depending on the part
of your body being scanned. In a few cases,
you may be asked to not eat or drink for
12 hours |
MAMMOGRAM
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Do not use perfume, deodorant, antiperspirant
or talcum prior to the examination |
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Premenstrual breast tenderness - you may
delay the scan until tenderness has subsided,
usually just after your menstrual period |
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Please wear a two piece outfit |
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Describe any breast symptoms or problems
to the technologist performing the exam |
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If possible, obtain prior mammograms and
make them available to the radiologist
at the time of the current exam |
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No special dietary preparations are necessary |
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