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30 MINUTES

• Refrain from taking calcium supplements, and/or vitamins that contain calcium, on the day of your appointment.
• Refrain from taking Vitamin D supplements on the day of your appointment.
• Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or a collar. Preferably no bra (or wear a plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps).
• Elastic waist pants or shorts (leggings or light sweatpants), without metal eyelets or ties. 

Abdomen

30-40 MINUTES

•  Do NOT eat or drink starting at midnight the day of your exam.
• No coffee, chewing gum, or smoking before your exam.
• Take your usual medication with a small amount of water.

Abdomen/Pelvic

45 MINUTES - 1 HOUR

•  Do NOT eat starting at midnight the day of your exam. 
• No coffee, chewing gum, or smoking before your exam. 
• Drink 1-L of water at least 1 hour BEFORE your scheduled exam. 
• A full bladder is required.
• A transvaginal (internal) exam is included in ALL female patient appointments (unless contradicted). 
• Take your usual medication with water. 

Female Pelvic/Tranvaginal

30-40 MINUTES

• Drink 1-L of water at least 1 hour BEFORE your scheduled exam. 
• A full bladder is required. 
• A transvaginal (internal) exam is included in ALL female patient appointments (unless contradicted). 
• Take your usual medication with water. 

Male Pelvic

30 MINUTES

• Drink 1-L of water at least 1 hour BEFORE your scheduled exam. 
• A full bladder is required.
• Take your usual medication with water. 

Thyroid/Testes/Groin/MSK/ Vascular/Lumps and Bumps:

30-40 MINUTES 

• No preparations required. 
• Please ensure the area of concern is easily accessible. 

Obstetric (OB)

30 MINUTES - 1 HOUR

• Drink 1-L of water at least 1 hour BEFORE your scheduled exam. 
• A full bladder is required. 
• Take your usual medication with water.
• Please note, some exams may require a transvaginal (internal) exam.

*NOTE: Patients who are 

30+ weeks are only required to drink 0.5-L of water at least 1 hour before the scheduled exam time.

Types of Obstetric Exams

1. Dating (8 weeks+)
2. First Trimester Screening - IPS/eFTS/Nuchal Translucency (11w2d-13w3d)
3. Morphology/Anatomy Scan (18-20 weeks)
4. Growth/Biophysical Profile/Presentation (30 weeks+)
5. Other: viability, cervical length, doppler... etc.

15-30 MINUTES

Chest/Ribs

• Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or a collar. 
• Preferably no bra* (or wear a plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps).
• Remove necklace 

Abdomen

• Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or a collar. 
• Preferably no bra* (or wear a plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps). 
• Elastic waist pants or shorts (leggings or light sweatpants), without metal eyelets or ties 

Cervical Spine

• Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without a collar or buttons.
• Bra can stay on. 
• Remove earrings and necklace. 
• Hair must be dry and secured to top of head. 

Thoracic Spine

• Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or collar. 
• Preferably no bra* (or wear plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps).  

Lumbar Spine

• Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or collar.
• Preferably no bra* (or wear plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps).
• Elastic waist pants or shorts (leggings or light sweatpants), without metal eyelets or ties 

Pelvis/Hip/Femur

• Elastic waist pants or shorts (leggings or light sweatpants), without metal eyelets or ties 

Knee

• Wear shorts, or pants that can pull up to mid-thigh.
• No jeans.

Tibia-Fibula

• Easily removable sock and shoe. 
• Shorts or pants that can pull above knee joint. 

Foot/Ankle

• Easily removable sock and shoe. 

Shoulder/Humerus

• Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or collar. 
• Preferably no bra* (or wear plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps).
• Remove necklace. 
• Hair secured to top of head. 

Hand/Wrist/Forearm

• Remove jewelry. 

Elbow

• Wear a t-shirt, or sleeve that can pull up to mid-humerus. 

Skull, Mandible, etc

• Remove earrings, necklaces. 
• Hair MUST be dry and long hair left down, no hair ties or pins. 

Sinuses

• Earrings can stay on. 
• Hair MUST be dry and long hair left down, no hair ties or pin