4. Wear comfortable clothes from the waist down and a gown will be available for above the waist.  Wear shoes to run on the treadmill.

5. Please notify the technologist if you are pregnant.

6. Please notify the technologist if close spaces bother you, claustrophobia.

7. Bring inhalers if needed for breathing problems.

8. Nitro patches will be removed for the test.

9. Medications called Beta-Blockers should be stopped the day before your test.

10. Listed below are medications you should stop the day before your test.     Medications NOT TO BE TAKE 24HR BEFORE TEST:

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INSTRUCTIONS:

1. If you wish to eat, please have for breakfast toast and a small glass of juice.  For lunch you may have soup and juice.  No warm drinks.

2. No caffeine or cigarettes the day of your test, 12 hours.  Some items containing caffeine are coffee, tea, chocolate, Coke Pepsi and Anacin.

3. No barium studies one week prior to your test. (Barium enemas or upper g.i.)

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Acebutolol:  Sectral

Atenolol:  Tenormin, Teneretic

Betapace:  Sotalol

Betaxolol:  Betoptic, Kerlone

Bisoprolol:  Zebeta, Ziac

Carteolol:  Cartrol

Carvedilol:  Coreg

Digoxin:  Lanoxin

Diltiazem:  Cardizem, Dilacor, Tiazac, Teczem

Labetalol:  Normodyne, Trandate

Metoprolol:  Lopressor, Toprol XL

Nadolol:  Corgard, Corzide

Penbutolol:  Levatol

Pindolol:  Visken

Propranolol:  Indral, Inderide

Timolol:  Blocadren, Timolide, Betimol, Timoptic

Verpamil:  Clan, Isptin, Verlan, Tarka