Preparation
Upper Abdomen
Nothing to eat or drink for 6 hours before your appointment, except black tea/coffee or water.
Please continue to take all prescribed medication as normal. If you are diabetic, please check with your doctor.
Renal or Kidney
We required you to come with a full bladder. Please empty your bladder one hour prior then drink 5 glasses (1 litre) of water. If your bladder is not full ten minutes before the scan please drink more water. If you are uncomfortably full you may let some out. Please continue to take all prescribed medication as normal. If you are diabetic, please check with your doctor.
Abdomen & Pelvis
Nothing to eat or drink for 6 hours before your appointment, except black tea/coffee or water. We required you to come with a full bladder. Please empty your bladder one hour prior then drink 5 glasses (1 litre) of water. If your bladder is not full ten minutes before the scan please drink more water. If you are uncomfortably full you may let some out. Please continue to take all prescribed medication as normal. If you are diabetic, please check with your doctor.
Paediatric Ultrasound
- No preparation for babies under 12 months.
- Preparation for abdominal scans is 4 hours of no food or milk before the study. For those less than 3 years of age, 3 hours fasting is adequate.
- Preparation for renal scans is lots of fluids given by mouth. If toilet trained, the child should have a full bladder.
- You will need to look after and support your child that is being scanned.
MSK & Nerves
No special preparation required
Vascular Ultrasound
No special preparation required
Obstetric Ultrasound
For dating scan less than 10 weeks, we require you to come with a full bladder. Please empty your bladder one hour prior then drink 3 glasses (750ml ) of water. If your bladder is not full ten minutes before the scan please drink more water. If you are uncomfortably full you may let some out.
For all other obstetric scans, no special preparation required.
What to Bring
You need a referral from your doctor, physio or midwife to be able to book an appointment.
Growth chart (if you have one for pregnancy scans).
All previous images and reports if you have them (i.e. X-ray, Ultrasound, CT or MRI).
You are welcome to bring a support person with you to the scan but please limit the number to 2 additional people. Please note any children you wish to attend the scan must be supervised by another adult.
Appointment Policy
At Ultrasound Professional we aim to provide you with the best care possible in a timely manner. When we schedule an appointment, a special amount of time is reserved especially for you. We try our best to accommodate your needs however we would appreciate it if our patients also try to understand the policy below:
Cancellations / No-show
We understand that sometimes life can get in the way, you may miss an appointment due to emergencies or obligations for work and family. However, when you do not cancel an appointment you may be preventing another patient from getting much needed services.
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If you are unable to attend an appointment, or it is no longer required, please let the practice know by providing a minimum 6 business hours notice, so we can make the appointment available for other patients in need.
Late cancellation / no-show will incur a "missed appointment fee" of $30, which will be applied to your account and must be paid before your next appointment.
Late Arrivals
An average ultrasound appointment lasts 30 minutes, patients are expected to arrive in good time and be well prepared for the exam. If you are running late please let us know as soon as possible, we will do our best to accommodate you. Patients who arrive on time will be seen ahead of those who arrive late. We may also have to shorten appointments to ensure that other patients are not inconvenienced.
Patients who arrive 15 or more minutes late have therefore missed their appointment. We will advise you to rebook a new appointment, however a “missed appointment fee” will apply.