Please read all instructions carefully.
Total testing time is 2-3 hours.
- No food 3-4 hours prior to testing. You may drink water during this time. If your test is scheduled in the afternoon, eat a light meal 4-5 hours prior to testing. Please do not fast all day for this test.
- Diabetic patients follow normal regimen, but eat light. You may have juice before the test if needed.
- No smoking or exercise 8 hours before testing.
- No caffeine 12 hours prior to testing (this includes colas, chocolate, tea, or coffee and all products labelled decaffeinated or caffeine free).
- You will have an IV started for this procedure.
- Wear loose comfortable clothing (short sleeved shirt/t-shirt and pants/shorts). No dresses.
- Wear tennis shoes or comfortable walking shoes.
- If you use inhalers on a regular basis, please bring them with you.
- On the day of the stress test, please bring a list with dosages or bottles of your medications (including any supplements or over the counter), your inhaler(s), insurance card(s), and driver's license.
- Take all of your regularly scheduled medications as prescribed except the medicines listed below. Do not take these medicines (listed below) the night before or the morning of your test.
- Bystolic
- Blocarden (Timolol)
- Calan
- Cardizem (Diltiazem)
- Cartrol (Cartelol)
- Coreg (Carvedilol)
- Corgard (Nadolol)
- Corzide (Nadolol)
- Covera
- Dilacor
- Inderal (Propanolol)
- Inderide
- Innopran XL
- Isoptin
- Isosorbide
- Kerlone
- Multaq
- Loppressor (Metaprolol)
- Normodyne (Labetalol)
- Sectral (Acebutolol)
- Tarka
- Tenormin (Atenolol)
- Tenoretic
- Tiazac
- Timolide (Timolol)
- Toprol XL
- Trandate (Labetalol)
- Verapamil
- Verelan
- Visken (Pindolol)
- Zebeta (Bisoprolol)
- Ziac
Cancellation of a nuclear stress test requires twenty-four (24) hour's notice, otherwise there will be a charge to the patient for the cost of the isotope.