Prepare For Your Exam
Client Prep: Tips For A Successful Exam
- Most exams require body measurements, as well as blood & urine samples.
- Drink plenty of water for several hours prior to the exam.
- Stay on your medications & know your medication details, frequency and dosage.
- Fasting recommended. Exceptions: Diabetic, pregnant, or nursing.
- Gather medical history. – Physician names, phone numbers, addresses, reason for the visits & month/year of the visits. Prescriptions, including names, dosages, and frequencies.
- Avoid these for 24 hours prior to the exam. – Decongestants, Alcohol, Tobacco, Caffeine, Exercise (Exercise may result in elevated levels of blood biomarkers like the liver enzymes ALT and AST, creatine kinase, and hsCRP-which are related to muscle breakdown & inflammtion)