Patient preparation for radiology and imaging investigation

Patient preparation for radiology and imaging investigation

Learning objective

• Perform physical preparation of the patient for radiological examination
• Perform physiological preparation of the radiological examination

Perform psychological preparation of patient for radiological procedures

Patient preparation for radiology and imaging investigation

Preparation of the patient for radiological examination is classified under the following approaches Short term preparation

• Long term preparation
• There are three type of patient preparation in radiographic investigation
• Physical
• Psychological

physiological

Short term preparation

This involve preparing the patients in a short period of time before performing radiological examination Example removing radiopaque objects around the area being examined and rehesal of the patient in taking a deep breath and out before cxr examination.

Long term preparation

This involve preparing a patient for long period of time before performing an examination Example fasting a patient for un hours, days or giving drugs for abdominal preparations

Physical preparation

This is in most cases a short term preparation by removing radiopaque objects around the area to be examined

Psychological preparation

This involves a patient to be mentally prepared for examination by reassuring the patient to cope with the examination I.e. telling the patient about the procedure, time taken , painful injection during procedure

Physiological preparation

• This involves preparing a patient by giving drugs prior to the examination
• Eg .giving drugs like ducolax to get rid of fecal matters in the abdominal

Restriction of certain food 8n some examination