Preparing for Your Liver Biopsy

LIVER BIOPSY PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

DO inform your doctor if you have a pacemaker, internal defibrillator, latex allergy, or artificial heart valve.

DO inform your doctor if you are diabetic.

DO the ordered blood tests (CBC, PT, PTT) 7 days before your liver biopsy to establish that you do not have a problem with normal blood clotting.

DO take your heart and BP medicines in the morning with sips of water only (take 2 hours before leaving for the procedure).

DO have a driver to take you home (A MUST: no taxi or walking home).

DO have an adult member with you for the rest of the day and evening after the procedure.

DO schedule a follow-up office visit to be approximately 2 weeks after your biopsy. The doctor will go over the results of the liver biopsy with you.

DON’T eat or drink anything after midnight before this procedure.

DON’T take aspirin, arthritis medicines, and any ibuprofen type medicines one week before this procedure. (Plain Tylenol/Acetaminophen is ok)

DON’T take Coumadin for _________ days before this procedure. *
Stop Coumadin on this date __________________. *

* This will be determined at the time of your visit.

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