Please do not wear Contact lens

Fasting for Laboratory Examination

• No drinking and eating for six to eight hours prior to examination. 

 

Pap Smear Test (Female Only) 

• Avoid intravaginal drugs for one week prior to examination. 

• Avoid douching and sexual intercourse for one day prior to
      examination. 

• It should not be done during menstrual period.

• Dress yourself in casual clothing. 

 

Urine Test (Female Only)

• It should not be done during menstrual period.

 

Ultrasound of Pelvis / Prostate / Flow Rate

• Drink a lot of water until you have full bladder thirty minutes prior to
      examination. 

 

Flow Rate

• Drink a lot of water until you have full bladder thirty minutes prior to
      examination. 

 

Ultrasound of Upper Abdomen 

• Fasting for six to eight hours prior to examination.

 

Ultrasound of whole Abdomen

• Fasting for six hours prior to examination.

• Drink a lot of water until you have full bladder thirty minutes prior to
      examination. 

 

Mammography

• Avoid any deodorant lotion and powder prior to examination.

 

X-Ray / Contrast Studies / Computed Tomography / PET-CT / MRI

• Please inform our staff with confirmed / suspected Pregnancy.

 

Intravenous Urography

• Fasting for four hours prior to examination.

• Must empty bladder before examination.

• Please inform our staff if you have asthma, diabetes mellitus or other
      allergies.

• For diabetes patient requiring medication, please consult the referral
      clinician and inform our staff for the adjustment of insulin dosage and
      Metformin if necessary.

 

Computed Tomography

• Contrast / Abdomen Scan – Fasting for six to eight hours prior to
      examination.

• Please inform our staff if you have asthma, diabetes mellitus or other
      allergies.

• Abdomen Scan – Oral contrast (provided by our centre) may be 
      required for certain examinations, please consult our staff in the centre
      if you have any problems.

• For diabetes patient requiring medication, please consult the referral
      clinician concerned for the adjustment of insulin dosage and
      Metformin if necessary.

 

Treadmill Exercise ECG

• Dress yourself in casual clothing, preferably in sports wear and
      running shoes.

• Do not apply lotions, oils or powders to the chest area.

• Do not eat too much prior to examination.

• Please inform our staff when booking appointment if you are under
      anyregular medications.

Urodynamic studies

• All sedatives, cholinergics and anticholinergics should be
      discontinued as doctor's order procedure.

• Empty bowel or use laxatives as required.

 

Cystoscopy

• Light breakfast or snack is allowed on the examination day.

• Due to sedation effect, it is essential to have someone to accompany
      you home and not to drive or operate any machinery after the
      examination.

• You are advised not to have any make up or nail polish for it may
      interfere our medical observations.

 

Gastroscopy

• Patient should keep fasting for six hours before the examination.

• Due to sedation effect, it is essential to have someone to accompany
      you home and not to drive or operate any machinery after the
      examination.

• Please register at our clinic 15 mins prior to the examination.

• You are advised not to have any make up or nail polish for it may
      interfere our medical abservations.

 

Colonoscopy

• Notes before Colonoscopy:

• Four days before examination, all drugs containing iron and cellulose,
      such as Metamucil etc. should be discontinued.

• One day before examination, liquid diet only. For example: soap,
      congee, soy milk etc.

• For the diabetic patients, please do not taking hypoglycemic drugs and
      insulin injections on the test day.

• Please consult your doctor before the examination regarding about
      method of taking oral laxative

• Notes after Colonoscopy:

• Due to sedation effect, it is essential to have someone to accompany
      you home after the examination. 

 

Note: Please bring your previous films and report for reference.