Follow-Up To schedule your appointment or if you Remember, ultrasound is a safe, painless, must cancel, please call 484-628-8611. noninvasive procedure. No X-rays are involved. If you have any questions about The images acquired during this procedure ultrasounds, please ask. will be reviewed by a radiologist who will then report the results to your doctor. If you are an active MyChart user, you can expect to Directions receive the results when they are available. Reading Hospital is located at 420 S. 5th Avenue in West Reading. You Are Scheduled for an Ultrasound The Ultrasound department is located on Name: ______the 1st floor of D-Building. Date of Birth: ______Where to Park: Park in the 6th Avenue Date: ______Garage. Report Time: ______Procedure Time: ______Where to Enter: Enter the hospital at the Study: ______D-Lobby entrance, and proceed to the History/Diagnosis: ______reception desk. Present your ID and receive ______a visitor pass to help you find your way. ______Where You Are Going: Follow the purple ______path to the Ultrasound department. Your You Are Scheduled for an ICD-10 Code and Description: ______destination is on the right. ______Ultrasound Authorization Number: ______Doctor Signature: ______Date: ______Location: r Reading Hospital CT/Ultrasound Center (D-Building, 1st floor) r Reading Hospital Imaging at Exeter 2 Hearthstone Ct., Reading r Reading Hospital Imaging at Leesport 5479 Pottsville Pike, Leesport www.towerhealth.org r Reading Hospital Imaging at Spring Ridge 2603 Keiser Blvd., Wyomissing

Please bring this brochure, your health plan ID card, photo identification and your pre-approval or referral forms to your appointment. 4-4145 Revised 5.18 About Ultrasounds Scheduled Study Time Frame Preparation An ultrasound is a method of obtaining r 1st Trimester Pregnancy images of your internal organs by Your bladder must be full. Do not empty bladder for 1 hour Ultrasound with Transvaginal 30 minutes directing inaudible sound waves into your before study. (as necessary) body with a hand-held instrument called a transducer. No food or drink for 6 hours before your study. Drink r Abdominal and Pelvic Ultrasound 60 minutes 32 ounces of fluid 1 hour prior to study. Do not empty bladder. Your bladder must be full. As the sound waves make contact with blood, tissue and bone, portions of r Abdominal Ultrasound 30 minutes No food or drink for 6 hours before your study. the sound waves “echo” back to the r Aortic Ultrasound 30 minutes No preparation. transducer. These echoes are then analyzed by a computer to produce an Minimum 1 hour. Patient may image of the organs on a screen. Follow any medication instructions provided by your doctor. r Biopsies require A driver is recommended for this procedure. additional There are different types of ultrasound observation. studies. Sometimes ultrasound is used in combination with another procedure, such If you have had a recent mammogram, please bring your r Breast Ultrasound 30 minutes prior mammogram with you, unless it was performed at as a biopsy. Reading Hospital. r Automated Whole Breast 30 minutes No preparation. Ultrasound (ABUS) Preparation r Breast Ultrasound with Biopsy 90 minutes No preparation. The preparation for your ultrasound (if necessary) depends on the type of examination to r Carotid Doppler 30 minutes No preparation. be performed. Please read the information listed for your study on the chart inside r Chest/Pleural Effusion 30 minutes No preparation. this brochure. r Head Ultrasound 30 minutes No preparation. r Lower or Upper Extremity Procedure 30 minutes No preparation. Venous Ultrasound When you arrive for your appointment, you r Pediatric Hip will be directed to a dressing room and 60 minutes No preparation. (30 days to 5 months of age) asked to change into an exam gown. When Drink 32 ounces of fluid 1 hour prior to study. Do not you are ready, a sonographer will escort r Pelvic and Transvaginal Ultrasound 60 minutes empty bladder. Your bladder must be full. you to an Ultrasound Examination Room r Pelvic Ultrasound with and help you onto the scanning table. Drink 32 ounces of fluid 1 hour prior to study. Do not Transvaginal Ultrasound 60 minutes empty bladder. Your bladder must be full. (if necessary) To prepare you for the exam, the sonographer will rub a gel over the area of r Prostate or Transrectal Ultrasound 30 minutes Fleet enema 1 hour before study. Instructions on kit. your body being studied. This gel provides better contact between the ultrasound r Renal Ultrasound 30 minutes Do not empty bladder for 1 hour before study. transducer and your skin. r Testicular or Scrotal Ultrasound 30 minutes No preparation.

As the study begins, the sonographer will r Thyroid Ultrasound 30 minutes No preparation. place the transducer against your skin and pass it over the area being studied. r Transvaginal Ultrasound ONLY 30 minutes No preparation.