Preparing for your test

• Come freshly showered. If you have chest hair, shave or remove it.
• If you have a pacemaker, bring your pacemaker ID card.

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• Come freshly showered.

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• You will be asked to remove metal objects such as chains, keys, earrings and coins.

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• Arrive 10 minutes early to complete paperwork.
• Come with one adult companion.
• You can ask for sedation so the test is not uncomfortable. It has an extra cost not covered by your health insurer: ask for the price when you book.
• If you choose sedation: after the test you cannot leave alone, drive or sign important documents.
• If you choose sedation: wear comfortable clothes (T-shirt and sweatpants), no makeup, no high heels and no nail polish, not even clear.
• Tell us about any allergies or reactions to anesthetics, and whether you have dental resins, prosthetics or whitening, so we can use a mouth guard.

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• Do not eat solid food (bread, arepa, eggs, meat, chicken) for 5 hours before, or drink liquids (water, juice, herbal tea, aguapanela) for 3 hours before.
• If your appointment is between 9:00 and 11:30 a.m., you may have a drink, such as herbal tea or juice without milk, up to 3 hours before.
• If you take any of these medicines, the protocol asks you to stop it 48 hours before: aminophylline, metoprolol (Betaloc, Lopresor), carvedilol (Dilatrend), bisoprolol (Concor), propranolol or sotalol. Calcium channel blockers (verapamil, diltiazem, amlodipine, nifedipine or nimodipine) are stopped 72 hours before. Check with your doctor first.
• Men should shave their chest.
• Wear sneakers and loose clothes for exercise.
• Tell us if you have any condition that keeps you from exercising, such as knee, hip, back or muscle problems.
• Come with only one adult. Do not bring children or teenagers, or a companion with physical limitations.
• Arrive 30 minutes before your appointment to complete the paperwork.

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• Bring your medical records or previous heart test results.
• Bring the list or prescriptions of the medicines you take.
• Avoid caffeine for 24 hours before: coffee, tea, sodas (even decaf), chocolate and some painkillers that contain it.
• If you take beta blockers (such as metoprolol, propranolol, carvedilol or bisoprolol) or calcium channel blockers (such as verapamil, diltiazem, amlodipine or nifedipine), ask your doctor whether to stop them. The protocol asks to stop them 48 and 72 hours before, respectively, only if there is no contraindication.
• Wear comfortable shoes and loose clothes for exercise. Your chest should be clean; men should shave their chest.
• Come with an adult who can make decisions and sign the consent form.

• Come with an adult.
• Remove any nail polish.
• Bring a spare set of clothes for the lower body: underwear and trousers or a skirt.
• Do not drive any kind of vehicle for 5 hours after the test.
• Arrive 30 minutes before your appointment to complete the paperwork.

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• Avoid large meals, alcohol and fizzy drinks before the test.
• If your doctor also asked to examine your bladder, pelvis or prostate, come with a full bladder: drink water beforehand as instructed.
• Wear comfortable clothes that make it easy to uncover your abdomen.
• During the scan you may be asked to change position or to breathe in and hold your breath.
• If you do not follow the preparation, the scan may be of lower quality and need to be rescheduled.

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• Do not eat vegetables or foods that cause gas.
• Do not drink dark drinks, such as coffee or cola, for 24 hours before.
• Do not smoke before the test.

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• If you take any of these medicines, the protocol asks you to stop it 48 hours before: aminophylline, metoprolol (Betaloc, Lopresor), carvedilol (Dilatrend), bisoprolol (Concor), propranolol, sotalol, verapamil (Isoptin), amlodipine (Norvasc) or diltiazem. Confirm with your doctor first.
• Avoid dark drinks and chocolate for 48 hours before: tea, coffee and dark sodas such as cola.
• Wear comfortable clothes for exercise: sneakers, sweatpants or shorts.
• Bring copies of previous studies: cardiac catheterizations, echocardiograms, stress tests or Holter.
• Only one companion is allowed.

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• Bring copies of previous studies: cardiac catheterizations, echocardiograms, stress tests or Holter.
• Only one companion is allowed.

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No special instructions besides the general ones.

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• If you take antithyroid medicines (methimazole, Tapazol or propylthiouracil), the protocol asks you to stop them 10 days before. Confirm with your doctor.
• If you take thyroid hormone (Eutirox, Tirostat, levothyroxine, Eltroxin or Tiroxin), the protocol asks you to stop it 15 days before. Confirm with your doctor.
• You must not have dyed your hair in the last month.
• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast in the last month.

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• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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• Bring a lemon.
• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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• Adults: bring 1 liter of orange juice.
• Babies 0 to 3 months: fast for 3 hours. Bring a bottle of formula; if breastfed, bring 1 ounce of breast milk in a bottle and come with the mother.
• Children 4 months to 5 years: fast for 6 hours. Bring a bottle of formula; if breastfed, bring 1 ounce of breast milk in a bottle and come with the mother.
• Children 5 to 10 years: fast for 6 hours. Bring 500 ml of oat drink or a juice they like.
• Stop your anti-reflux medicine 24 hours before, if your doctor approves.
• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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• Adults: bring 1 liter of orange juice.
• Babies 0 to 3 months: fast for 3 hours. Bring a bottle of formula; if breastfed, bring 1 ounce of breast milk in a bottle and come with the mother.
• Children 4 months to 5 years: fast for 6 hours. Bring a bottle of formula; if breastfed, bring 1 ounce of breast milk in a bottle and come with the mother.
• Children 5 to 10 years: fast for 6 hours. Bring 500 ml of oat drink or a juice they like.
• Stop your anti-reflux medicine 24 hours before, if your doctor approves.
• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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• Adults: bring 1 liter of orange juice.
• Babies 0 to 3 months: fast for 3 hours. Bring a bottle of formula; if breastfed, bring 1 ounce of breast milk in a bottle and come with the mother.
• Children 4 months to 5 years: fast for 6 hours. Bring a bottle of formula; if breastfed, bring 1 ounce of breast milk in a bottle and come with the mother.
• Children 5 to 10 years: fast for 6 hours. Bring 500 ml of oat drink or a juice they like.
• Stop your anti-reflux medicine 24 hours before, if your doctor approves.
• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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• Bring 2 slices of toast, 2 peeled hard-boiled eggs, jam and butter.
• Stop your anti-reflux medicine 24 hours before, if your doctor approves.
• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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• For newborns with suspected biliary atresia, the doctor prescribes phenobarbital for the days before the study. Follow the prescription exactly.
• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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• You must not have had a contrast study the day before.

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• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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• Drink plenty of fluids from the day before, and 4 glasses of water 1 hour before the study. You may urinate.
• Do not have any study with radiographic contrast in the 24 hours before, as it can interfere with kidney function.
• Children under 3: bring a catheter (we will tell you the size), 500 cc saline solution, a microdrip set and a disposable diaper, and ask for instructions to keep the child awake the night before.

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• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.
• If the patient is under 5, ask for instructions to keep the child awake the night before so they arrive sleepy.

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• Do not have any study with radiographic contrast in the 24 hours before, as it can interfere with kidney function.
• Bring a Nelaton urinary catheter (we will tell you the size), 500 cc saline solution and a macrodrip set.
• If the patient is under 5, ask for instructions to keep the child awake the night before so they arrive sleepy.

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No special instructions besides the general ones.

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• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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• You must not have had a contrast study the day before.

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• You must not have had a study with iodinated contrast the day before.

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No special instructions besides the general ones.

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• Do not have any study with radiographic contrast in the 24 hours before, as it can interfere with kidney function.

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No special instructions besides the general ones.

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• Do not have any study with radiographic contrast in the 24 hours before, as it can interfere with kidney function.

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• Drink fluids as usual the day before, so your body water and lean mass results do not come out lower.
• Do not eat or exercise for 2 to 3 hours before the test.
• Do not drink water for 45 minutes before, as it can be measured as fat.
• Do not drink alcohol or too much coffee.
• Avoid the sauna or a shower before the test, as they change your body temperature and hydration.
• Do not put cream or lotion on your hands or feet, as they affect the measurement.
• Use the restroom before the test.
• For the measurement you will take off your socks, because your hands and feet must touch the electrodes well. Also remove heavy objects, as their weight is counted as fat.
• Before the measurement you will stand for at least 5 minutes, so your blood spreads evenly.

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