Westwood Cardiology Associates, P.A.
CATHETERIZATION (AM)
Procedure: _________________________________________________Hospital: __________________________________________________
Doctor: ____________________________________________
Date: ______________________________________________
Time: Registration: ___________________________________
Procedure: _____________________________________
Approximate Discharge Time: _________________________________
PATIENT LIST INSTRUCTIONS
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INSTRUCTIONS:
· DO NOT eat or drink after midnight on the night before the procedure
· DO NOT eat breakfast on the morning of the procedure
· DO NOT drive yourself home after discharge and no driving for at least another 24 hours thereafter
· No heavy work for 48 hours after discharge (i.e.: vacuuming, raking, lifting trash or clothes baskets, grocery bags)
· After the procedure you may be discharged with a small bruise and a lump at the site of the procedure