Patient instructions

PREPARATION FOR ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION

• Please check with your doctor before your scheduled appointment to see if you need an insurance approval form.
• Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment with an insurance card and/or a physician referral number. (Ultrasound tests for late arrival may be delayed.)
• Please drink liquids so your bladder will be full at test time. After 24 weeks gestation a full bladder is not necessary. 
• One other person may be present at the testing. Others may view the ultrasound after the test is over.
  

PREPARATION FOR A BIOPHYSICAL TEST

• No special preparation is necessary for any of the biophysical tests (non-stress test or biophysical profile)
• One other person may be present at the testing.