User Manual

Appendix: Electrical Safety
Preparing the Patient
Before the Office Visit
1. Review these requirements and restrictions with the patient. The test requires
fasting for accurate results.
Schedule
Restriction
24 hours before the test
Do not consume alcohol.
8 hours before the start of the test
Do not eat or drink.
Do not use tobacco.
6 hours after the start of the test
Do not use tobacco.
Do not eat.
Do not sleep.
Do not consume alcohol.
2. Review the use of medications with the patient. Stop medications that alter motility
or gastric pH. Examples of medications are provided below.
x Unless the patient is well stabilized (condition and dose has been stable for 3
months or more), discontinue these medications prior to the start of the test.
Schedule
Type
Examples
7 days before the tests
Proton pump inhibitors
Omeprazole,
Lansoprazole, Nexium
48 Hours
Histamine
2
blockers
Zantac
48 Hours
Motility-altering
medications
Cisapride,
D
omperidone,
M
etoclopramide
(Reglan)
48 Hours
Antiemetics & 5HT3
anatagonists
Zofran, Kytril
48 Hours
Macrolides
Erythromycin,
Z
ithromycin
48 Hours
Anticholinergics
Phenergan, Compazine
48 Hours
5HT4 partial agonists
Zelnorm
24 Hours
Antacids
Maalox, Mylanta,