PatientProcedurePreparation-UniversityofMississippi.docVIP

RADIOLOGY The University Hospitals and Clinics The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS PROCEDURE PATIENT PREPARATION PURPOSE: Certain Radiology procedures require a specific sequence and patient preparation to produce quality images. POLICY: Procedures performed in Radiology will follow the guidelines for scheduling, sequence and patient preparation outlined below. Patient condition and medical history may require modification to these guidelines. A Radiologist is on duty 24 hours each day for consultation as to the proper sequence and patient preparation. TABLE OF CONTENTS PROCEDURES ADULT DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY PROCEDURE SCHEDULE SEQUENCE BARIUM ENEMA BARIUM ENEMA FOLLOWING ENDOSCOPY OUTPATIENT INSTRUCTIONS OUTPATIENT BARIUM ENEMA FORM PROCEDURES REQUIRING CONTRAST(MEDIUM) ESOPHAGRAMS, GI SERIES AND/OR SMALL BOWEL SERIES CHOLANGIOGRAM, T-TUBE CHOLECYSTOGRAM (GALL BLADDER, GB) CYSTOGRAM DEFECOGRAPHY HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAM IVP PYELOGRAM LOOPOGRAM RETROGRADE URETHROGRAM VOIDING CYSTOURETHROGRAM (VCUG) COMPUTERIZEDTOMOGRAPHY PRECAUTIONS FOR CT PROCEDURES ADULT ABDOMEN/ PELVIS: IN-PATIENTS ADULT ABDOMEN/ PELVIS: OUT-PATIENTS PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CT ABDOMEN/ PELVIS FORM PEDIATRIC ABDOMEN/ PELVIS ADULT CHEST CHEST AND MEDIASTINUM IMAGING EXTREMITIES IMAGING FACE AND NECK IMAGING SPINE IMAGING POST MYELOGRAPHY SPINE IMAGING NUCLEAR MEDICINE ALERT – PRECAUTIONS – SPECIAL NOTICE PROCEDURE SCHEDULE SEQUENCE BILIARY IMAGING BONE IMAGING GALLIUM IMAGING GASTRIC EMPTYING GASTRIC REFLUX IMAGING GATED CARDIAC IMAGING G I BLEED IMAGING INDIUM 111 WHITE BLOOD CELL IMAGING LUNG IMAGING (VENTILATION) NUCLIDE LYMPHANIOGRAM IMAGING MECKEL’S IMGAING PARA-THYROID IMAGING PYPCARDIAC IMAGING THALLIUM CARDIAC IMAGING THERAPEUTIC STUDIES THYROID STUDIES NUCLI