Can I use my cell phone inside the clinic? Can I use a recording device?

1. Overview To protect patient privacy and confidentiality, cellular phones and recording devices are not permitted for use within the clinic. 2. What You Need to Know Our current clinic policy asks patients to power off mobile devices upon arrival. The policy applies to both cellular phones and recording devices. 3. Mobile Devices in the Clinic Can I use my phone? No. Please power off your [...]

Can I eat or drink before a gastric emptying study? What should I bring if I have diabetes?

1. Overview A Nuclear Medicine gastric emptying study requires preparation before your appointment. 2. What You Need to Know Our current instructions state: Nothing to eat or drink after midnightDo not smoke on the morning of the testBring a list of your current medicationsIf you have diabetes, bring your glucose monitor and insulin 3. Preparing for Your Study Can I eat or drink before the test? [...]

Do I need to fast before the stress study? Can I have caffeine?

1. Overview Part 2 of a myocardial perfusion study is the stress portion and requires preparation before your appointment. 2. What You Need to Know Our current instructions state: Nothing to eat or drink for four hours before the studyPatients with diabetes: nothing to eat or drink for three hoursNo caffeine for 12 hours before the studySome medications may need to be stopped if directed by the [...]

Is there preparation for the rest study? What should I bring?

1. Overview Part 1 of a myocardial perfusion study is the rest portion of the examination. Our current preparation instructions list no special preparation for Part 1. 2. What You Need to Know Please bring a current list of your medications. The Nuclear Medicine team will provide any instructions needed for the stress portion of the study. 3. Preparing for Part 1 Do I need to fast? Our current [...]

Is there any preparation before a bone scan? What should I do between Part 1 and Part 2?

1. Overview Our current preparation instructions list no special preparation before a Nuclear Medicine bone scan. The examination is completed in two parts. 2. What You Need to Know After Part 1, our current instructions ask you to drink approximately 25–35 oz, or 3–4 cups, of fluid before Part 2. 3. Your Bone Scan Do I need to prepare before arriving? No special preparation is currently listed [...]