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Patient Prep
Barium Enema: Patient should obtain Fleets prep kit from a pharmacy and follow the instructions for the 24-hour prep. There is no prep for children 12 and under.
IVP: No food or drink after midnight the evening before the examination.
Upper Gastrointestinal Exam, Stomach &/or Small Bowel (UGI): No food or drink after midnight the evening before the exam. Please report for the X-Ray exam without breakfast or liquids. No gum chewing or smoking before the exam.
Exam
BASW/esophogram
MOD BASW with speech MOD BASW with speech and BASW
Indications
Prep
NPO
UGI with air
Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, dif culty swallowing, blood in stool, chest pain, indigestion, re ux
12 hours
UGI with air and small bowel fol- low through
Abdominal pain, weight loss, anemia, nausea, vomiting, blood in stool, bloating, diarrhea
12 hours
Small bowel follow through
BE with air
BASW - Barium Swallow, MOD - Modi ed, UGI - Upper Gastroentestinal
12 hours
FluorosCopy
Dif culty swallowing
R/O aspiration, recurrent pneumonia
R/O aspiration, dif culty swallowing
Adominal pain, weight loss, history of Crohn’s, anemia, diarrhea, constipation
Incomplete colonoscopy, anemia, lower abdominal pain, IBS, diarrhea, constipation, blood in stool, weight loss change in bowel habits
Bowel cleanser
Follow instructions of bowel-cleansing prep kit
X-ray