Nuclear Medicine Prep 
 
 
 
 

HIDA scans

Nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before the exam.

GI Bleeding scans

Nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before the exam.

Meckles scans

Nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before the exam.

Hemangioma scans

Nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before the exam.

Bone scans

Stay well hydrated.

Renal scans

Stay well hydrated.

Thyroid scans

Patients must not have had iodine contrast within the last 30 days prior to the exam.

Patients must stay off of thyroid medications for 7 days prior to the exam.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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