Listed below are instructions to help patients prepare for exams or procedures. If you have any questions about the appropriateness of the instructions or other concerns, please do not hesitate to call The Imaging Center at (970) 282-2912 to ask for clarification.
Abdominal & Pelvis Exams
- No food or drink three hours prior to exam.
- Oral Contrast to be taken the night before the examination and again one and 1/2 hours before exam.
Brain Exam with IV Contrast
- No food or drink three hours prior to exam.
Chest Exam
- No food or drink three hours prior to exam.
Extremities
- Please bring any relevant x-rays if taken somewhere other than The Imaging Center, Poudre Valley Hospital or Medical Center of the Rockies.
Aorta & Abdomen: Liver, Pancreas, Gall Bladder, Spleen
- The patient is to have nothing by mouth after midnight the evening before the examination.
Kidneys
- Finish drinking 32 oz. of water one hour prior to examination time.
- DO NOT empty the bladder until examination is completed.
OB 2nd & 3rd Trimester (after 11 weeks)
- The patient is to drink 32 oz. of water, FINISHING 45 MINUTES prior to the exam.
- DO NOT empty your bladder until your examination is completed.
OB 1st Trimester (up to 11 weeks)
- Please order a transvaginal ultrasound.
- No prep is needed.
Pelvis exam for patients under 17 years
- Finish drinking 32 oz. of water one hour prior to examination time.
- DO NOT empty the bladder until examination is completed.
Pelvis exam for patients older than 17 years
- A transvaginal ultrasound will be done.
- No prep is needed.
Barium Enema
- Patient should obtain Fleet #3 prep kit from a pharmacy and follow instructions for the 24-hour prep.
- There is no prep for children 12 and under.
Esophagram
- No preparation is needed.
IVP
- No food or drink after midnight the evening before the examination.
UGI‹Upper Gastrointestinal Examination Stomach and/or Small Bowel
- No food or drink after midnight the evening before the examination.
- Please report for the x-ray examination at the specified time without breakfast or liquids.
- No gum chewing or smoking before the exam.
