{"id":215,"date":"2020-05-04T01:18:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T01:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mduc.org\/?p=215"},"modified":"2020-05-04T01:27:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T01:27:34","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-an-x-ray-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/how-to-prepare-for-an-x-ray-test","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for an X-Ray Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/how-to-prepare-for-an-x-ray-test.jpg\" alt=\"How to Prepare for an X-Ray Test \" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-218\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/how-to-prepare-for-an-x-ray-test.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/how-to-prepare-for-an-x-ray-test-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An x-ray test is an imaging test used to examine an area of pain or discomfort, monitor the progression of your disease, and\/or check how your medication\/treatment is working. All these without having to make incisions and undergo other invasive procedures. <\/p>\n<p>While this is a relatively safe procedure, there are still some risks involved. Thus, it&#8217;s important to know how to prepare for it. Here&#8217;s a guide from <span class=\"comp\">MD Urgent Care, Inc.<\/span>, your trusted provider of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mduc.org\/urgent-care-in-sacramento-california\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">urgent care in Sacramento, California<\/a>, for your convenience:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bullet\">\n<li>Wear comfortable clothing and remove any object that may disrupt the diagnostic quality of the film such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popoptiq.com\/types-of-jewelry\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">jewelry<\/a> and metallic items. A side note: Inform your radiologist ahead of time if you have metal implants\n<\/li>\n<li>Depending on your type of x-ray, you may have to fast for hours before the procedure or clear out your bowels using an enema.\n<\/li>\n<li>Getting the clearest images from your x-ray requires staying still so make sure you do. If body pain and other issues prevent you from doing so, make sure to inform ahead.\n<\/li>\n<li>Do not forget to inform your doctor if you&#8217;re pregnant. The radiation used for an x-ray is dangerous for a developing baby.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Due for the test? Conveniently look for the nearest x-ray test providers by typing \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mduc.org\/urgent-care-center-our-team\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">urgent care near me<\/a>\u2019 on your phone. This will easily lead you to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mduc.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">walk-in clinic in Sacramento<\/a>\u2014best for when you need to get your results within the day.<\/p>\n<p>You also have the option of availing this imaging test at our urgent care and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mduc.org\/urgent-care-center-services\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">skincare clinic in California<\/a>, should you need more services such as skin treatments and other on-site diagnostics. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An x-ray test is an imaging test used to examine an area of pain or discomfort, monitor the progression of your disease, and\/or check how your medication\/treatment is working. All these without having to make incisions and undergo other invasive procedures. While this is a relatively safe procedure, there are still some risks involved. Thus, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/how-to-prepare-for-an-x-ray-test\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[32,33,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":219,"href":"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions\/219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mduc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}