How should a patient prepare for a Small Bowel series?
• 1:00pm – Drink 8 ounces of water • 3:00pm – Drink 8 ounces of water • 5:00-6:00pm – Eat a light supper consisting of clear soups, clear fluids, and jello (no solid food). • 7:00pm – Drink 8 ounces of water. • 8:00pm – Drink 1 whole bottle of citrate magnesia and take 4 tablets of Dulcolax. Nothing to eat or drink (not even water) after midnight the night before the test and the morning of the test. THIS PREPARATION MAY NEED TO BE MODIFIED BY THE PATIENTS PHYSICIAN. What is a Sonogram? Please see “Ultrasound”. What is an Ultrasound or Sonogram? An ultrasound or sonogram is a safe and painless test done with sound waves that are used to produce images of the internal structures of the body. A clear, non-staining gel is applied to the skin, and the sound waves are transmitted and received by a transducer (a hand held probe) that a certified sonographer moves back and forth over the area being examined. A computer analyzes the sound waves, and converts them into images that are displayed
• 1:00pm – Drink 8 ounces of water • 3:00pm – Drink 8 ounces of water • 5:00-6:00pm – Eat a light supper consisting of clear soups, clear fluids, and jello (no solid food). • 7:00pm – Drink 8 ounces of water. • 8:00pm – Drink 1 whole bottle of citrate magnesia and take 4 tablets of Dulcolax. Nothing to eat or drink (not even water) after midnight the night before the test and the morning of the test. THIS PREPARATION MAY NEED TO BE MODIFIED BY THE PATIENTS PHYSICIAN. What is a Sonogram? Please see “Ultrasound”. What is an Ultrasound or Sonogram? An ultrasound or sonogram is a safe and painless test done with sound waves that are used to produce images of the internal structures of the body. A clear, non-staining gel is applied to the skin, and the sound waves are transmitted and received by a transducer (a hand held probe) that a certified sonographer moves back and forth over the area being examined. A computer analyzes the sound waves, and converts them into images that are displayed
