To bring all reports and films pertaining to or related to your exam.

ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND

Patients should:

Not eat or drink after midnight on the day of the exam.
Take medications if needed with a very minimal amount of water.

PELVIC ULTRASOUND

Patients should:

Drink 32 oz of water a full hour prior to exam. This will allow the water to move from the stomach and fill the bladder by exam time. They should not void prior to the exam.

OBSTETRICAL ULTRASOUND

Patients should:

First trimester (first 3 months of pregnancy): Drink four (4) 8 oz glasses of water (32 oz total) one hour prior to appointment time. The patient should NOT use the bathroom since a distended bladder is needed. The patient may eat normally.
Second trimester (4th through 6th months): Drink 3-4 8 oz glasses of water (24-32 oz)
one hour prior to appointment time. The rest is the same as above.
Third trimester (7th through 9th months): Drink 1-2 8 oz glasses of water (8-16 oz) The rest is the same as above.

Exam Day:

Please arrive early on the day of the exam, to complete the registration process. The technologist will come and escort you to the dressing room, where you will change into a patient gown.
Once inside the exam room, the technologist will explain the exam to you and answer any questions you may have. To begin the exam, you will be asked to lie down on the table while the technologist applies a small amount of gel to the area that is to be scanned. The technologist will use a transducer, moving it across the area to be examined while applying mild pressure.
The exam may take anywhere from 15 minutes up to an hour to complete. After the exam, the technologist will assist you off the table and you will be free to change and leave.

The results of your exam will be forwarded to your physician, who will explain them to you.

Please be advised that some pelvic exams require transvaginal examination.

Prostate Ultrasounds:

Please be advised that Prostate Ultrasounds require cleansing enemas and transrectal examination.