Pre op testing

[Rocky80 10]

What are they testing for at pre op

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[Sadiebug 206]

It probably depends on your program.... I had to do bloodwork (standard panel plus they checked all of my Vitamin levels), a test for h pylori, upper GI, abdominal ultrasound, and a lung capacity test. I also had a relatively recent endoscopy and sleep study on file - I would have had to add those to my pre-op list if I hadn't had them. I wasn't a smoker but others in my program who were mentioned getting tested for nicotine and I talked to a few people who had previous cardiac problems who had to do more extensive testing for that. Basically my program was looking for a few things - 1. get a clear picture of my digestive system so there weren't any surprises; 2. get a 'baseline' for bloodwork; 3. make sure I was healthy enough to have surgery