For patients who have scheduled an exam, here are some helpful instructions. Please feel free to call our office if you have any questions.

Upper Gastrointestinal Exam
• Nothing to eat or drink after midnight before exam.
• No breakfast or fluids the morning of the exam.
• No smoking.

Barium Enema
• Obtain an X-PREP or EVAC-Q-KWIK kit from our office. Follow instructions given by our office.

Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)
• Purchase a 10 oz. bottle of citrate of magnesia at a pharmacy.
• Drink entire bottle at 3 pm the day prior to exam.
• Nothing to eat or drink after midnight.

CT Scan
• Follow instructions given by our office.

Ultrasound: Abdominal Ultrasound or Gall Bladder
• Follow instructions given for Upper Gastrointestinal Exam

Ultrasound: Pelvic
• Empty bladder 2 hours prior to exam.
• Follow immediately by drinking four 8 oz. glasses of water.
• Do not void (do not empty bladder.)

Mammography
• No perfume, powder, body spray or deodorant.
• Two-piece outfit recommended.