User Manual

Appendix: Electrical Safety
x Do not use tobacco.
During the entire test
x Do not consume alcohol.
x
If you are diabetic, monitor glucose levels and follow your personal
treatment plan. If you are un
sure, contact the doctor who manages your
diabetes.
x
Avoid vigorous exercise such as sit-ups, abdominal crunches, and
prolonged aerobic activity (greater than 15 minutes).
x
Do not wear the data receiver while bathing or showering.
x
Do not use laxatives, bowel cathartics, anti-
diarrhea medications, alcohol
and other drugs or medications that affect motility until after the capsule
passes.
4. Instruct the patient to keep the receiver as close to the abdomen as possible except
while bathing or showering:
x Positioned on a belt
x Suspended by a lanyard
Caution
Instruct patients not to use the lanyard when sleeping
Caution
Eating anything (except limited quantities of water) before the capsule has emptied will delay gastric emptying
of the test meal and invalidate results.
5. Instruct the patient on the use of the patient diary and the data
receiver’s event button. Every time the patient presses event, the
patient must record the time displayed on the data receiver and a brief
description of the event or activity in the diary.
► Patients must press event for all bowel movements.
Pressing event:
x Marks bowel movements which are useful for verifying capsule exit.
x Marks other events and symptoms which may be useful when reviewing test
data.
x Adds an event marker to the electronic data record.
Other events and symptoms you may ask the patient to mark and enter in the
patient diary include:
eating a meal
getting up in the morning; going to bed at night
cramping or pain
nausea
passing gas
vigorous exercise or activity
Resumption of Normal Routine
6. Review these instructions and warnings with the patient.