Patient Preparation Guidelines
CT SCAN OF HEAD/NECK/CHEST
- WITHOUT CONTRAST: No Preparation
- WITH CONTRAST: Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam
- DIABETIC PATIENTS having a CT exam with IV Contrast, see instructions below. Take all nondiabetic medications as directed.
CT SCAN OF PELVIS
- WITH OR WITHOUT CONTRAST:
- Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam
- 2 hours prior to exam, drink first bottle of liquid
- 30 minutes prior to exam, drink ½ of second bottle
- Bring remaining ½ bottle to exam
- DIABETIC PATIENTS having a CT exam with IV Contrast, see instructions below. Take all nondiabetic medications as directed.
CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN AND ABDOMEN/PELVIS
- WITH OR WITHOUT CONTRAST
- Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam
- 2 hours prior to exam, drink first bottle of liquid
- 30 minutes prior to exam, drink ½ of second bottle
- Bring remaining ½ bottle to exam
- DIABETIC PATIENTS having a CT exam with IV Contrast, see instructions below. Take all non-diabetic medications as directed.
***DO NOT TAKE THE FOLLOWING MEDICATION WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER THE EXAM: ***
- Glucophage
- Glucophage XR
- Glucovance
- Glumetza
- Metformin
- Alti-Metformin
- ApoMetformin
- Gen-Metformin
- Novo-Metformin
- Nu-Metformin
- Pms-Metformin
- Rho-Metformin
- RhoxalMetformin FC
- Avandamet
- Metaglip
- Riomet
- Glycon
- Byetta
- Janumet
- Fortamet
All other medications should not be stopped. Please ask your technologist for the date and time to resume medication for diabetes
