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Ultrasound Diagnosis

To have this test it is necessary: 

  • to arrive on the day of the test 10 minutes before your appointment, to take care of the necessary paperwork. Remember to bring:
    • the request from your doctor or specialist (not necessary for a check up)
    • your national health card
    • your tax code
    • previous records, test results, x-rays and scans
  • to eat a low fibre diet from the day before the test (you are allowed to eat meat, fish, cheese, yoghurt and dairy products, eggs, bone broth, jam, tea and coffee, but must avoid bread, pasta, fruit, vegetables and pulses, as well as fizzy drinks) and take two vegetable carbon wafers after main meals.
  • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least six hours (still water is allowed, but you must avoid tea and coffee).
  • abstain from smoking before the test.

Do not drink fizzy drinks from the evening before the test.
On the day of the test: light breakfast (tea with a couple of French toast slices), then nothing until the time of the test.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • to have a cleansing enema four hours before the test
  • to arrive on the day of the test with a full bladder (drink one litre of still water during the 60 minutes before the test).

Patients treated with dialysis must follow the instructions supplied by their doctor with regard to drinking.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • to avoid eating fruit-vegetables-cereals and take two Mylicon wafers after main meals, for two days before the test.
  • to arrive of the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least eight hours.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • to arrive on the day of the test 10 minutes before your appointment, to take care of the necessary paperwork. Remember to bring:
    • the request from your doctor or specialist (not necessary for a check up)
    • your national health card
    • your tax code
    • previous records, test results, x-rays and scans
  • to eat a low fibre diet from the day before the test (you are allowed to eat meat, fish, cheese, yoghurt and dairy products, eggs, bone broth, jam, tea and coffee, but must avoid bread, pasta, fruit, vegetables and pulses, as well as fizzy drinks) and take two vegetable carbon wafers after main meals.
  • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least six hours (still water is allowed, but you must avoid tea and coffee) and with a full bladder. This means that you must have urinated within the two hours leading up to the test and you must have drunk one litre of still water (1.5 litres in summer) at least 60 minutes before the test.

Patients fitted with a urinary catheter must close it two hours before the test and drink as stated above.

Patients treated with dialysis must follow the instructions supplied by their doctor with regard to drinking.

Abstain from smoking before the test.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • to eat a low fibre diet from the day before the test (you are allowed to eat meat, fish, cheese, yoghurt and dairy products, eggs, bone broth, jam, tea and coffee, but must avoid bread, pasta, fruit, vegetables and pulses, as well as fizzy drinks) and take two vegetable carbon wafers after main meals.
  • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least six hours (still water is allowed, but you must avoid tea and coffee) and with a full bladder (drink one litre of still water at least 60 minutes before the test)
  • abstain from smoking before the test.
  • bring all previous test results with you.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • to arrive on the day of the test 10 minutes before your appointment, to take care of the necessary paperwork. Remember to bring:
    • the request from your doctor or specialist
    • your national health card
    • your tax code
    • previous records, test results, x-rays and scans
  • to eat a low fibre diet from the day before the test (you are allowed to eat meat, fish, cheese, yoghurt and dairy products, eggs, bone broth, jam, tea and coffee, but must avoid bread, pasta, fruit, vegetables and pulses, as well as fizzy drinks) and take two vegetable carbon wafers after main meals.
  • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least six hours (still water is allowed, but you must avoid tea and coffee) and with a full bladder. This means that you must have urinated within the two hours leading up to the test and you must have drunk one litre of still water (1.5 litres in summer) at least 60 minutes before the test.

Patients fitted with a urinary catheter must close it two hours before the test and drink as stated above.

Patients treated with dialysis must follow the instructions supplied by their doctor with regard to drinking.

Abstain from smoking before the test.

Do not drink fizzy drinks from the evening before the test. On the day of the test: light breakfast and lunch (tea with a couple of French toast slices), then nothing until the time of the test. Do not urinate for at least two hours before the test.

To have this test it is necessary:       

  • AGE 6 YEARS AND OVER
    • to eat a low fibre diet free from foods that ferment (a small amount of bread or pasta, no fermented cheeses, better if fresh, no cooked fruit or vegetables) and one vegetable carbon wafer with main meals on the day before the test.
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least four hours and with a full bladder.
  • AGED 3 TO 5 YEARS
    • to eat a low fibre diet free from foods that ferment (a small amount of bread or pasta, no fermented cheeses, better if fresh, no cooked fruit or vegetables) on the day before the test.
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least four hours and with a full bladder.
  • AGED 2 TO 3 YEARS
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least eight hours.
  • UNDER 2 YEARS
    • no preparation is required.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • AGE 6 YEARS AND OVER
    • to eat a low fibre diet free from foods that ferment (a small amount of bread or pasta, no fermented cheeses, better if fresh, no cooked fruit or vegetables) and one vegetable carbon wafer with main meals on the day before the test.
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least four hours and with a full bladder.
  • AGED 3 TO 5 YEARS
    • to eat a low fibre diet free from foods that ferment (a small amount of bread or pasta, no fermented cheeses, better if fresh, no cooked fruit or vegetables) on the day before the test.
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least four hours and with a full bladder.
  • AGED 2 TO 3 YEARS
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least eight hours.
  • UNDER 2 YEARS
    • no preparation is required.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • AGE 6 YEARS AND OVER
    • to eat a low fibre diet free from foods that ferment (a small amount of bread or pasta, no fermented cheeses, better if fresh, no cooked fruit or vegetables) and one vegetable carbon wafer with main meals on the day before the test.
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least four hours.
  • AGED 3 TO 5 YEARS
    • to eat a low fibre diet free from foods that ferment (a small amount of bread or pasta, no fermented cheeses, better if fresh, no cooked fruit or vegetables) on the day before the test.
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least four hours.
  • AGED 2 TO 3 YEARS
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least eight hours.
  • UNDER 2 YEARS
    • no preparation is required.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • AGE 6 YEARS AND OVER
    • to eat a low fibre diet free from foods that ferment (a small amount of bread or pasta, no fermented cheeses, better if fresh, no cooked fruit or vegetables) and one vegetable carbon wafer with main meals on the day before the test.
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least four hours and with a full bladder.
  • AGED 3 TO 5 YEARS
    • to eat a low fibre diet free from foods that ferment (a small amount of bread or pasta, no fermented cheeses, better if fresh, no cooked fruit or vegetables) on the day before the test.
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least four hours and with a full bladder.
  • AGED 2 TO 3 YEARS
    • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least eight hours.
  • UNDER 2 YEARS
    • no preparation is required.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • wash your external genital area (everyday personal hygiene)
  • drink half a litre of water at least 30 minutes before the test
  • bring abdominal scan, urological test and urodynamic test.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • to take two Mylicon wafers after the three main meals, for two days before the test.
  • to have a cleansing enema four hours before the test
  • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least eight hours and with a full bladder (drink one litre of still water at least 60 minutes before the test).

To have this test it is necessary:

  • to avoid eating fruit-vegetables-cereals and take two Mylicon wafers after main meals, for two days before the test.
  • to arrive of the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least eight hours.

On the day of the test: light breakfast and lunch (tea with a couple of French toast slices), then nothing until the time of the test. Have a cleansing enema two hours before the test (available from chemists). Do not urinate for at least two hours before the test.

Radiology

To have this test it is necessary:

  • to eat a low fibre diet from the day before the test (you are allowed to eat meat, fish, cheese, yoghurt and dairy products, eggs, bone broth, jam, tea and coffee, but must avoid bread, pasta, fruit, vegetables and pulses, as well as fizzy drinks) and take two vegetable carbon wafers after main meals.
  • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least six hours (still water is allowed, but you must avoid tea and coffee).
  • abstain from smoking before the test.
  • bring all previous test results with you.

To have this test it is necessary:  

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions 
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • to have the result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days for patients over the age of 65 and for patients with a history of cancer or kidney infection

To have this test it is necessary:

  • If the test is necessary in relation to a clinical suspicion of liver stones or stones in the urinary tract, take two vegetable carbon wafers with main meals (two with breakfast, two with lunch and two with dinner) for two days before the test. The day before the test, flush out the intestine (using laxatives), drink plenty of fluids (about 1.5 litres of still water) and have nothing to eat of the day of the test.
  • If the test is necessary in relation to a functional pathology, particularly an intestinal occlusion, no preparation is required.
  • If the test is necessary in patients treated with dialysis, they must follow the instructions supplied by their doctor with regard to drinking.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • to eat a low fibre diet from the day before the test (you are allowed to eat meat, fish, cheese, yoghurt and dairy products, eggs, bone broth, jam, tea and coffee, but must avoid bread, pasta, fruit, vegetables and pulses, as well as fizzy drinks) and take two vegetable carbon wafers after main meals.
  • to arrive on the day of the test having eaten nothing for at least six hours (still water is allowed, but you must avoid tea and coffee).
  • abstain from smoking before the test.
  • bring all previous test results with you.

To have this test it is necessary:

  • eat a light dinner the evening before the test
  • arrive for the test on an empty stomach (no food or drink, not even drinking water, coffee or tea).

To have this test it is necessary:

  • eat a light dinner the evening before the test
  • arrive for the test on an empty stomach (no food or drink, not even drinking water, coffee or tea).

To have this test it is necessary:

  • If the test is necessary in relation to a clinical suspicion of liver stones or stones in the urinary tract, take two vegetable carbon wafers with main meals (two with breakfast, two with lunch and two with dinner) for two days before the test. The day before the test, flush out the intestine (using laxatives), drink plenty of fluids (about 1.5 litres of still water) and have nothing to eat of the day of the test.
  • If the test is necessary in relation to a functional pathology, particularly an intestinal occlusion, no preparation is required.
  • If the test is necessary in patients treated with dialysis, they must follow the instructions supplied by their doctor with regard to drinking.

CAT Scan - Computed tomography

To have this test it is necessary:  

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • to take two vegetable carbon wafers before main meals (lunch and dinner) for two days before the test
  • To take one of the following drugs (purchased from a chemist) the day before the test:
    • ISOCOLAN: take half the stated dose for emptying the bowel (just four sachets in two litres of water) in the afternoon.
    • X-PREP, two spoonfuls at 5:00 p.m..
Warnings:
  • patients over the age of 70 or in poor health, who use  X-PREP, must take one spoonful at 3:00 p.m. and one at 6:00 p.m.
  • children have to take 1 ml of X-PREP/kilogramme of weight
  • diabetic patients must talk to their GP before following this preparation; diabetic patients using METFORMINA must stop taking it for 48 hours before the test and 24 hours after it

To have this test it is necessary:

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • Diabetic patients using METFORMINA must stop taking it for 48 hours before the test and 24 hours after it
  • Drugs taken regularly

To have this test it is necessary:  

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • not to have eaten for 6 hours
  • Diabetic patients using METFORMINA must stop taking it for 48 hours before the test and 24 hours after it
  • Result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days 
  • Drugs taken regularly

To have this test it is necessary:

  • not to have eaten for 6 hours
  • to take two vegetable carbon wafers before main meals (lunch and dinner) for two days before the test
  • To take one of the following drugs (purchased from a chemist) the day before the test:
    • ISOCOLAN: take half the stated dose for emptying the bowel (just four sachets in two litres of water) in the afternoon.
    • X-PREP, two spoonfuls at 5:00 p.m..
Warnings:
  • patients over the age of 70 or in poor health, who use  X-PREP, must take one spoonful at 3:00 p.m. and one at 6:00 p.m.
  • children have to take 1 ml of X-PREP/kilogramme of weight
  • diabetic patients must speak to their doctor before complying with this preparation
Remember to bring:
  • the request from your doctor
  •  abdominal scan (six months maximum)
  • drugs taken regularly

To have this test it is necessary:  

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • not to have eaten for six hours

Diabetic patients using METFORMINA must stop taking it for 48 hours before the test and 24 hours after it

  • Result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days 
  • Drugs taken regularly

To have this test it is necessary:  

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • Diabetic patients using METFORMINA must stop taking it for 48 hours before the test and 24 hours after it
  • Drugs taken regularly

To have this test it is necessary:

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • Diabetic patients using METFORMINA must stop taking it for 48 hours before the test and 24 hours after it
  • Drugs taken regularly

To have this test it is necessary:  

  •  for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • Diabetic patients using METFORMINA must stop taking it for 48 hours before the test and 24 hours after it
  • Drugs taken regularly

To have this test it is necessary:

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • not to have eaten for 6 hours
  • to take two vegetable carbon wafers before main meals (lunch and dinner) for two days before the test 
  • To take one of the following drugs (purchased from a chemist) the day before the test:
    • ISOCOLAN: take half the stated dose for emptying the bowel (just four sachets in two litres of water) in the afternoon.
    • X-PREP, two spoonfuls at 5:00 p.m..
Warnings:
  • patients over the age of 70 or in poor health, who use  X-PREP, must take one spoonful at 3:00 p.m. and one at 6:00 p.m.
  • children have to take 1 ml of X-PREP/kilogramme of weight
  • diabetic patients must talk to their GP before following this preparation; diabetic patients using METFORMINA must stop taking it for 48 hours before the test and 24 hours after it
  • the request from your doctor
  • Result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days
  • Drugs taken regularly
  • To arrive at least 30 minutes before the appointment

To have this test it is necessary:

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • not to have eaten for 6 hours
  • Diabetic patients using METFORMINA must stop taking it for 48 hours before the test and 24 hours after it
  • Result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days 
  • Drugs taken regularly

Prophylaxis after DACRYOCYSTOGRAPHY with CT:

use antibacterial eye drops (in single dose vials if possible), such as Nettacin or Tobradex (available from chemist's) for three days after the test, as follows: three drops three times a day (morning, afternoon and evening).

Prophylaxis after DACRYOCYSTOGRAPHY with CT:

use antibacterial eye drops (in single dose vials if possible), such as Nettacin or Tobradex (available from chemist's) for three days after the test, as follows: three drops three times a day (morning, afternoon and evening).

To have this test it is necessary:

  • not to have eaten for 12 hours
  • to eat a low fibre diet (no fruit, vegetables, bread or pasta) for three days leading up to the test.
  • to take one of the following drugs (purchased from a chemist) the day before the test, between 2:00 and 8:00 p.m., following the instructions contained in the box:
    • ISOCOLAN
  
    • SELG
  • to have a light dinner (semolina or a thin soup) the evening before the test.
  • Take your regularly prescribed drugs, also on the morning of the test
  • Drugs taken regularly

Magnetic Resonance

To have this test it is necessary: 

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • not to have eaten for three hours

To have this test it is necessary:  

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions 
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • to have the result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days for patients over the age of 65 and for patients with a history of cancer or kidney infection

To have this test it is necessary:

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions 
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • to have the result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days for patients over the age of 65 and for patients with a history of cancer or kidney infection

To have this test it is necessary:

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions 
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • to have the result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days for patients over the age of 65 and for patients with a history of cancer or kidney infection

To have this test it is necessary:

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions 
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • to have the result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days for patients over the age of 65 and for patients with a history of cancer or kidney infection

To have this test it is necessary:

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions 
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • to have the result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days for patients over the age of 65 and for patients with a history of cancer or kidney infection

To have this test it is necessary:  

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • for three days leading up to the test:
    • to eat a low fibre diet (no fruit, vegetables, bread or pasta)
    • drink two litres of water during the day
    • The day before the test, preparation with LOVOL-esse*, LOVOL-dyl** (see instructions below)
  • On the morning of the test, have a glycerine enema (purchased from the chemist's)
  • Eaten nothing for 12 hours
  • two 1.5-litre bottles of still water
  • to have the result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days for patients over the age of 65 and for patients with a history of cancer or kidney infection
  • To arrive at least one hour before the appointment
*LOVOL-esse

BOX: the box of LOVOL-esse contains four sachets. Dissolve the contents of each sachet in 500 ml of still water. The total preparation consists of two litres of solution.

PREPARING THE SOLUTION: to prepare the solution, open one of the sachets, pour the contents into 500 ml of still water and stir thoroughly until the powder has completely dissolved (clear solution).

Repeat the same operation with the other sachets.

The solution is more pleasant to drink if chilled after preparation (do not use ice). Do not add any substance (sugar, flavourings, liquids other than water, etc...) to the solution.

Drink from a glass beaker.

DOSE: each litre of preparation (two sachets) must be drunk within the space of about one hour: drink 250 ml of solution quickly at 20-minute intervals, until the first litre of solution has been drunk.

Repeat for the second litre of solution.

Do not eat any solid food from the start of the intestinal cleanse.

You can drink still water, tea or herbal tea (with sugar if preferred) until two hours before the test, unless otherwise indicated by your doctor.

**LOVOL-dyl

BOX: the box of LOVOL-DYL contains 30 tablets.

INTESTINAL PREPARATION
If the test is in the morning:

  • Take three LOVOL-dyl tablets at 3.00-4.00 p.m. the day before the test.
  • Start drinking the LOVOL-esse solution at 7.00-8.00 p.m., following the instructions given above, until you have drunk two litres of solution.

If the test is in the late morning (from 11.00 a.m. onwards):

  • Take three LOVOL-dyl tablets at 10.00 p.m. or before going to bed the night before the test.
  • Start drinking the LOVOL-esse solution from 6.00 a.m. on the day of the test.  

To have this test it is necessary:

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions 
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • to have the result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days for patients over the age of 65 and for patients with a history of cancer or kidney infection

To have this test it is necessary:  

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions 
  • not to have eaten for six hours

To have this test it is necessary:

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions
  • not to have eaten anything for three hours

To have this test it is necessary:

  • for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions 
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • to have the result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days for patients over the age of 65 and for patients with a history of cancer or kidney infection

To have this test it is necessary:

  •  for patients suffering from asthma or allergies (hay fever, dust mites, animal fur, foods or medicines) to contact the Anaesthetist at the CDC, calling 011.5513501-594 for any special instructions 
  • not to have eaten for six hours
  • to have the result for blood creatinine with glomerular filtrate not more than 30 days for patients over the age of 65 and for patients with a history of cancer or kidney infection

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