BARIUM ENEMA:
Allow 1 hour for the exam. To insure a satisfactory study, your bowel
must be entirely free of fecal matter. It is therefore important to
follow the instructions carefully. Two days before your exam, pick
up the (Adult) Fleet Prep Kit from your doctor or Midtown Imaging,
LLC. Follow the 24 hour instructions carefully.
BARIUM SWALLOW & UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SERIES
(UGI):
Allow 20 minutes for the exam. Do not eat, drink, chew gum, or use
tobacco products after midnight the evening before your examination.
Continue prescribed medications, but use as little water as possible.
SMALL BOWEL SERIES:
Allow 1 to 3 hours for the exam. Do not eat, drink, chew gum or use
tobacco products after midnight the night before your exam. Continue
prescribed medications, but use as little water as possible.
IVP - INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM – INTRAVENOUS
PYELOGRAM: Allow 1 hour for the exam.Two days before your examination, physiologic uptake the (Adult)
LoSo Prep Kit from your doctor or Midtown Imaging, LLC.Follow the 24 hour instructions carefully.Please notify Midtown Imaging
if you have a history of iodine allergy.
Attention
for patients receiving IV CONTRAST –Special Attention to Diabeticmedications: glucophage, metformin, glucovance, advatamentIf patient is taking any of these medications they must refrain
from taking medication one day prior to IVP and refrain from taking
two days after.