Are any of the follpwing tests required in order to have a colonoscopy?......blood tests, urinalysis, ekg, x-rays, etc?
2006-10-30 10:22:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
It entirely depends on why you are having the colonscopy in the first place - generally though before most proceedures urine and blood samples and taken and tested to ensure fitness for the proceedure.
2006-10-30 10:24:22 · answer #1 · answered by minotaur 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, generally there are no tests that have to be preformed before a colonoscopy. Some doctors will do some other tests before they resort to a colonoscopy just because they try to get around such an invasive test. But there aren't any rules saying they have to.
2006-10-30 10:27:50 · answer #2 · answered by Laura D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily, unless the Dr. is looking for something specific. 24 hours before the test you must cleanse out your GI system. The Dr. will give you a Rx for laxatives and colon cleansers. The test itself is no big deal. You're so out of it you won't even know they're doing anything.
2006-10-30 10:26:53 · answer #3 · answered by RBRN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from a pharmacy point of view you must clean you colon by drinking a 4 liter solution in about in hour. and a laxative usually a day before the operation.
2006-10-30 10:27:51 · answer #4 · answered by Erika M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
possibly an EKG, but probably nothing else...you will have to take some sort of drink to "clean your system out" the night before your scope.
2006-10-30 10:24:42 · answer #5 · answered by nurse123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No tests- but you'll be doing a messy flush of your system the night before- so don't schedule anything.
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2006-10-30 10:23:15 · answer #8 · answered by Billy Bob Dingleberry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋