PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS
Please bring the following with you to your appointment
1. Your referral (the letter/x-ray form that your doctor gave you requesting your examination)
2. All OLD FILMS·
3. Medicare / Concession cards
4. Work Cover details if applicable
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Barium Meal
Nothing to eat or drink for 6 hours before appointment
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Barium Meal and Follow Through (Small Bowel Series)
Nothing to eat or drink for 6 hours before appointment
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Barium Enema (Large Bowel)
Follow instructions on bowel preparation kit obtainable from your doctor or our rooms. Nothing to eat or drink for 6 hours before your appointment.
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IVP
Take a mild laxative the night before your appointment. Nothing to eat or drink for 4 hours before appointment. Please let us know if you have any allergies, have ever had asthma or if you are a diabetic.
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Mammography
Preferably wear a two piece outfit. Wear no talcum powder, spray-on deodorant or body moisturisers.
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Ultrasound Scan of Pelvis
Empty your bladder 2 hours prior to your appointment. Then drink 1 litre of water, ensuring it is finished 1 hour before your appointment. Hold this water until your appointment.
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Ultrasound of the Kidneys and Renal Tract
Nothing to eat, smoke or chew 3 hours prior to your appointment. Empty your bladder 2 hours prior to your appointment. Then drink 1 litre of water, ensuring it is finished 1 hour before your appointment. Hold this water until your appointment.
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18 Week Obstetric (Pregnancy) Ultrasound
Empty your bladder 2 hours prior to your appointment. Then drink 1 litre of water, ensuring it is finished 1 hour before your appointment. Hold this water until your appointment.
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Ultrasound of Gall Bladder or Upper Abdomen
Follow a low fat diet for 24 hours prior to appointment. Nothing to eat, drink, smoke or chew for 6 hours prior to your appointment.
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CT Scan of Abdomen or Pelvis
Clear fluids only for 2 hours prior to your appointment. Please let us know if you have any allergies, have ever had asthma or if you are a diabetic.
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CT Scan of Head, Neck or Chest
Clear fluids only for 2 hours prior to your appointment. Please let us know if you have any allergies, have ever had asthma or if you are a diabetic.
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CT Scan of the Spine
No preparation required.
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Nuclear Medicine - Bone Scan
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Magnetic Resonance Scan (MRI)
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Positron Emission Tomography Scan (P.E.T.)
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Uterine Fibroid Embolisation
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Angiography
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Angioplasty and/or Stent Insertion
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Cerebral Angiography
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Apheresis Catheter (VAS-CATH) Insertion
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Hickman Catheter Insertion
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Hickman Catheter post op care
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Venous Port (PORTA-CATH) Insertion
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Venous Port post removal
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Venous Port post insertion
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Vertebroplasty
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Liver Biopsy
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