00622
Patient Preparation
Definition: This field contains the tests or observations that require special patient preparation, diet, or medications. For GI contrast studies, this field would contain the pretest diet, e.g., low residue for two days, NPO before study, and the preferred purgatives. Each separate med, diet, or preparation should be delimited by a repeat delimiter. Separate each requirement by a repeat delimiter. Example for a sigmoidectomy: clear liquid diet full day before procedure~take 8 oz mag citrate 6pm day before procedure~take 2 ducat tabs (5m) at 4pm day before procedure~NPO past midnight.