Nuclear Medicine

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Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine and medical imaging that uses the nuclear properties of matter in diagnosis and therapy.

Important Information:

  • Testing available Tues.-Thurs. from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • A written physician order is required at time of service.
  • Patients are required to register prior to service.

Special testing Requirements:

  • Weight limit of 300 lbs.
  • Certain examinations require NPO, staff member will inform when scheduled.

Call 833.234.4050 for more information.

Guidelines for Nuclear Medicine Stress Test

  • Nothing to eat or drink at least 6 hours prior to test.
  • No smoking 6-8 hours prior to test.
  • If you are diabetic and using insulin or oral hypoglycemic medications, ask your doctor for special instructions prior to test.
  • Tell your doctor if you have a history of wheezing, asthma, or chronic lung disease.
  • Do not apply any creams, lotions, or powders to your body on the day of the test.
  • Wear comfortable shoes and clothes for brisk exercise the day of the test.
  • Do not consume any foods containing caffeine for 24 hours prior to the test. This includes items listed as caffeine free or decaffeinated. Examples include:
    • Chocolate (chocolate chip cookies, chocolate cake, chocolate pudding, brownies, etc.)
    • Diet supplements
    • Energy bars
    • Energy drinks
    • ​Products containing Guarana
  • Do not consume any drinks containing caffeine for 24 hours prior to the test. This includes items listed as caffeine free or decaffeinated. Examples include:
    • Chocolate milk
    • Cocoa 
    • Coffee 
    • Energy drinks 
    • Soft drinks 
    • Tea
  • Do not consume medications containing caffeine for 24 hours prior to test. Examples include:
    • Anacin
    • Cafatine-PB
    • Cafcit 
    • Cafergot 
    • Caffedrine 
    • Enerjets 
    • Esgic
    • Esgic Plus
    • Ercap
    • Excedrin 
    • Fioricet
    • Fiorinal 
    • Fiorinal with Codeine 
    • Keep Alert
    • No Doz 
    • Norgesic 
    • Overtime 
    • Stay Awake
    • Synalgos DC 
    • Vivarin 
    • Wigraine
  • Avoid drugs containing Theophylline for 24 hours prior to the test. Examples include:
    • Aerolate
    • Aminophylline
    • Bronkodyl
    • Constant T
    • Elixophylline
    • Primatene
    • Quibron
    • Respbid
    • Slo-Bid
    • Slo-Phyllin 
    • T-Phyl
    • Theobid
    • Theobal SA
    • Theo 24
    • Theolair
    • Theoclear
    • Theodrine
    • Theodur
    • Theospan
    • Theovent
    • Theo-Organidin
    • Theo-Sav
    • Theo-X
  • Avoid drugs containing Dipyridamole for 24 hours prior to the test. Examples include:
    • Aggrenox
    • Apo-Dipyridamole
    • Dipridacot
    • Persantine
  • Avoid all Beta Blockers 24 hours prior to the test. Examples include:
    • Aceubutolol (monitan, rhotral, sectral)
    • Amiodarone (cordarone, pacerone)
    • Atenolol (apo-atenolol, gen-atenolol, novo-atenolol, tenolin, tenormin)
    • Betaxolol (kerlone)
    • Bisoprolol (zebeta)
    • Carteolol (cartroli, ocupress)
    • Carvedilol (coreg)
    • Esmolol (brevibloc)
    • Guanadrel (hylorel)
    • Guanethidine (ismelin)
    • Labetolol (normodyne, trandate)
    • Metoprolol (apo-metroprolol, betaloc, lopressor, novo-metoprolol, nu-metop, toprol, toprol xl)
    • Nadolol (alti-nadolol, apo-nadolol, corgard, novo-nadolol)
    • Penbutolol (levatol)
    • Pindolol (apo-pindol, novo-pindol, nu-pindol, visken)
    • Propranolol (apo-proproanolol, inderal, inderal la, novopranol, pms-propranolol)
    • Sotalol (apo-sotalol, betapace, betapce af, novo-sotalol, rylosol, sotacor)
    • Timolol (apo-timol, betimol, blocadren, novo-timol, timoptic, timoptic xe)
  • Please bring a list of your current medications and/or the medication bottles.