CT-Guided Needle Biopsy

Patient Information

1. You MUST have a driver with you on the day of your biopsy or THE BIOPSY WILL NOT BE DONE. You cannot take a taxi or bus.
2. Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before the biopsy.
3. Do not take aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Genpril, Haltran, IBU, Menadol, Midol, Motrin), or vitamin E for 3-7 days prior to the biopsy. If you are taking any anti-coagulant (anti-clotting medication, also called blood thinner)—clopidogrel (Plavix), warfarin (Coumadin), enoxaparin (Lovenox-heparin)—PLEASE bring this to our attention IMMEDIATELY as it may require being stopped for a longer period of time and approval from a physician.
4. If you see a hematologist for any blood-related medical condition, please let us know.
5. If you are diabetic, please let us know so we can instruct you on when to stop (temporarily) taking your diabetic medication.
6. Take the main elevator down to 4th floor. Report to CT SCAN-Special Procedures to check in. Expect to be there for a total of about 3-4 hours.
7. If your CT scan was done at another facility other than here at Stony Brook University Medical Center, we will have to scan your films onto our system.

Biopsy date: __________________

Medication to stop taking: ___________________________________________________
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Special instructions: ______________________________________________________
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