Exam Preparations

General guidelines that apply to all exams performed at AQIN:

Wear comfortable, metal-free clothing, and be prepared to change into a patient scrubs if necessary.
We recommend you to arrive 10-15 minutes early to fill out your registration information and provide us with more information about your exam. Please bring your health insurance card (we accept cash, check, and credit as well). You may Fill out a few forms before your appointment by clicking the Patient Forms link. This will definitely quicken the process.

MRI exams :

Eat normally before the MRI Exam

You may continue to take your usual medications, unless otherwise instructed. Once you come in for your exam, you will be requested to change into a gown and remove any jewelry, hairpins, eyeglasses, watches, wigs, dentures, hearing aids, underwire bras and metallic make-up.

Ultrasound exam :

OB : For pregnancies up to 25 weeks, drink 16 ounces of fluid one hour before the exam and do not empty your bladder until the test is completed.
For pregnancies beyond 26 weeks, no special preparation is necessary.

Pelvic : Please drink 32 ounces of fluid one hour before your exam and do not empty your bladder until the test is completed.

Abdominal : Please do not smoke, drink, eat, or chew gum for 6 hours before the test.

X-Ray exam :

Standard X-Ray no special preparations necessary.

DEXA exam :

24 hours before your exam, please do not take any calcium supplements.

If any contrast material was used for an X-Ray that you had, please schedule the DEXA exam at least one week from the X-Ray exam.

Mammography Exam :

Please do not use anybody spray, powder, deodorant, lotion, or perfume on the day of the exam.