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Electroencephalography (EEG)

Dept: Neurology


Prep: - no caffeine the night before the test


- nurse washes pts hair


Consent: No

Evoked potentials (EPs)


Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER)


Auditory Brain Stem Evoked Potential (ABEP)

Dept: Neurology


Prep: - no prep necessary


Consent: No

Electromyography (EMG)

Dept: Neurology


Prep: no prep necessary


Consent: No

Electroneurography

Dept: Neurology


Prep: No prep necessary


Consent: No

Electronystagmography (ENG)

Dept: Neurology


Prep: Avoid caffeine and alcohol for 24-48 hours before test


Consent: No

Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)

Dept: Cardiovascular


Prep: No prep necessary; list all cardiac meds, if pt has a pacemaker


Consent: No

Holter Monitor

Dept: Cardiovascular


Prep: no prep necessary


Consent: No

Exercise electrocardiography or treadmill stress test (EST)

Dept: Cardiovascular


Prep: no prep necessary, but pt usually required to have saline lock


Consent: No

Thallium or MIBI stress tests

Dept: Cardiovascular/Nuclear Medicine


Prep: fasting 4-6 hours pretest, no caffeine 24 hours before test


Consent: Yes

Echocardiography (Echo)

Dept: Cardiac Ultrasound


Prep: no prep necessary


Consent: No

Stress Echo Exercise

Dept: Cardiac ultrasound


Prep: NPO 4 hours pretest


Consent: No

Stress Echo DSE (Dobutamine Stress Echo)

Dept: Cardiac ultrasound


Prep: fasting 4 hours pretest


Consent: No

Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)

Dept: Cardiac ultrasound


Prep: NPO after midnight before exam


Consent: Yes

Swan- Ganz Catheter


aka: Pulmonary Artery Catheter (PAC)

Dept: Cardiovascular


Prep: NPO 8 hours before procedure, note any anti-coagulants


Consent: Yes

Cardiac catheterization

Dept: Cardiovascular


Prep: fasting 8 hours before procedure


Consent: Yes

Impedance Cardiography (ICG)

Dept: Cardiovascular


Prep: no prep necessary


Consent: No

Plethysmography


- Venous Plethysmography


- Arterial Plethysmography


- Impedance Plethysmography (IPG)

Dept: Cardiovascular


Prep: no prep necessary


Consent: No

Venous/Arterial Doppler Ultrasound

Dept: Ultrasound


Prep: nicotine restriction


Consent: No

Endoscopy


- Bronchoscopy


- Colonoscopy


- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy


- Sigmoidoscopy


- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Dept: Endoscopy


Prep: NPO - time depends on type of scope


- Bronchoscopy - NPO 4-8 hrs


- Colonoscopy - NPO 8-12hrs, bowel prep


- EGD - NPO 8-12 hrs


- Sigmoidoscopy - NPO 8-12 hrs


- ERCP - NPO 8-12 hrs


Consent: Yes

Gastrointestinal Studies


- Gastric Analysis


- Esophageal Manometry/motility


- Secretin Test

Dept: Endoscopy


Prep:


- Gastric Analysis - NPO 8-12 hrs


- Esophageal Manometry - NPO 8-12 hrs


- Secretin Test - some may require NPO


Consent: Yes

Oximetry

Dept: Cardiopulmonary/Respiratory Care


Prep: no prep necessary


Consent: No

Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)

Dept: Labratory


Prep: no prep necessary; note all anticoagulants


Consent: No


***blood sample is transported immediately to lab

Capillary Blood Gases (CBGs)

Dept: Labratory


Prep: no prep necessary


Consent: needed from parents


**test performed primarily on infants

Spirometry

Dept: Cardiopulmonary/Respiratory Care


Prep: no prep necessary


Consent: No