Ultrasound
About the exam
Ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves to produce real time images of internal organs, soft tissues and blood vessels, with no radiation.
Indications
abdominal, obstetric, gynecological, vascular, thyroid and soft tissue assessment.
- Abdominal
- Obstetric
- Gynecological
- Vascular
- Thyroid
- Soft tissue
Self-pay or health plan
We serve self-pay patients, with no authorization or plan form, and also Brazilian health plans.
Preparation
How to prepare for an ultrasound.
Always follow the instructions you receive when booking: the preparation may vary according to your medical order.
Arrive
15min
before your appointment
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Before the exam
- Some exams require fasting or a full bladder. See below the preparation for your type of ultrasound.
- If you might be pregnant, tell the team before the exam.
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What to bring
- Medical order (authorized, if through a health plan), photo ID and CPF. They are required at the time of the exam.
- If needed, the health plan form, card and authorized form.
- Previous exams of the area to be examined (if not done at Vita Imagem).
- Patients under 18 must be with their parent or legal guardian, bringing an ID, school card or birth certificate.
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On the day of the exam
- For some exams you need to stay in your underwear, wearing a clinic gown.
- Stay in the position the doctor tells you and follow their instructions during the exam.
Preparation by type of exam
Choose the exam on your medical order.
Complete abdomen
- 6 h
- fasting
- 4 glasses
- of water, 1 h before
- 6 hour fast.
- Drink 4 glasses of water 1 hour before the exam.
Urinary tract
- 4 glasses
- of water, 1 h before
- Drink 4 glasses of water 1 hour before the exam.
Upper abdomen
- 6 h
- fasting
- 6 hour fast.
Gynecological pelvic (female lower abdomen) and transabdominal prostate (male lower abdomen)
- 4 glasses
- of water, 1 h before
- Drink 4 glasses of water 1 hour before the exam.
Transrectal prostate
- 1 h
- before: enema
- On the day of the exam, use a sodium phosphate enema (rectal) 1 hour before the exam.
Transvaginal endometriosis screening
- 1 day
- of low residue diet
- 4 h
- fasting
One day before the exam
- Throughout the day, keep to a low residue diet.
- Allowed foods: water, tea, coffee, coconut water, sports drinks, gelatin, white bread rolls, water crackers, strained clear soup (no solids), pasta with tomato sauce or garlic and oil (no meat and no grated cheese), mashed potatoes and white rice.
- Foods not allowed: milk and dairy products, raw vegetables, fruit, leafy salads, fried food, beans, chickpeas, corn, lentils and seeds.
- Take 1 bisacodyl tablet at 3 p.m. and 1 tablet at 8 p.m.
On the day of the exam
- Keep to the low residue diet until the fast begins.
- 4 hour fast.
- Use 1 sodium phosphate enema (rectal), following the package instructions, 1 hour before leaving home.
- When you arrive at Vita Imagem, drink 2 glasses of water.
Doppler of the aorta, iliac arteries and vena cava
- 1 day
- of fiber free diet
- 4 h
- fasting
One day before the exam
- Throughout the day, keep to a fiber free diet (no fruit, vegetables, seeds or grains). Avoid pasta and bread.
- Start taking simethicone every 6 hours, 24 hours before the exam.
On the day of the exam
- Keep to the fiber free diet until the fast begins.
- 4 hour fast.
- Take 2 bisacodyl tablets 8 to 10 hours before the exam.
Renal artery Doppler
- 6 h
- fasting
- 4 glasses
- of water, 1 h before
- 6 hour fast.
- The day before, at 6 p.m., take 3 bisacodyl tablets and 60 drops of simethicone.
- Have a light dinner, avoiding meat, milk and dairy products.
- Drink 4 glasses of water 1 hour before the exam.
- Patients with a kidney transplant: only a 6 hour fast.
Prostate with biopsy
- 60 min
- early
- AAS
- tell us when booking
Instructions
- Arrive at the clinic 60 minutes early.
- Bring your blood tests: complete blood count (with platelets), PT and aPTT with INR.
- If you take aspirin or another blood thinner, tell us when booking and do not stop it on your own: follow your doctor’s advice.
- Report any medication you take and other conditions (heart disease, diabetes, allergies, pacemaker, vascular and others).
- If you take blood pressure medication, do not skip it.
- Bring an adult companion, who must stay throughout the procedure. Do not drive after the exam.
- If the medications are not taken as recommended, the exam cannot be done on the scheduled date.
Preparation
- Preventive antibiotic: take it according to the prescription you received for the exam.
- Sodium phosphate enema: use it rectally on the day of the exam, about 1 hour before leaving home. Those coming from another city should use it 2 hours before the exam.
Questions about the preparation?
Talk to the team
Already have your medical order?
Send it on WhatsApp, choose the location and time, and complete the digital pre-check-in. We serve self-pay patients and Brazilian health plans.