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Exercise Stress Test
- Important: No caffeine for 24 hours prior to each appointment (ie. coffee, decaffeinated beverages, chocolate, pop, tea, protein powders, vitamin water, etc.).
- Nothing to eat or drink (no water) for 4 hours before the appointment.
- If you are diabetic, nothing to eat or drink 2 hours before your appointment. Please refrain from taking morning insulin if possible and make sure to bring your insulin with you.
- *Patients are encouraged to have a small snack before their fasting period begins.*
- Please wear a short sleeved shirt and clean running shoes. If you do not have a short sleeved shirt, a gown will be provided.
- Continue to take your medications as normal unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
- Please bring all prescription medications with you.
- Please arrive 15 minutes early, bring your requisition (unless your physician already submitted it on your behalf), Alberta Health Care card (or out of town province health care card), and photo identification with you to your exam!
**Asthmatic patients: Please bring all asthma medications and “puffers” with you to your test and notify the technologist if you are asthmatic.
Did you know, patients who forget their requisition will likely have to defer their exam?