Implementing
the PreScan Checklist
The PreScan Checklist also serves as a reminder to patients that medications, alcohol, caffeine and other factors can adversely affect their nervous systems. Optimally, each patient should be warned when establishing their initial appointment, that they should avoid these items (or at least, delay taking any prescription medications) until after their scan.
Remember, you cannot overrule the recommendations of their medical doctor, simply for the sake of getting a clean scan! COMMUNICATE TO YOUR STAFF THE SERIOUS LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF MAKING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE PATIENT'S PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE!
Implementation
Include a copy of the PreScan Checklist with your other admitting paperwork.
When presenting to the patient, the staff might say:
"We may be conducting a scan of your nervous system and this form tells us about any situations that might affect the results of your scan."
Interpretation
Use the answers the patient provides in deciding whether to scan or not to scan on their first visit.
Scan Anyway
Realize, that if the patient has checked "Yes" to any of the answers, and you proceed with the scan, the results may be affected due to the change in physiology caused by such factors.
Here's an example of how to weigh these factors: if they are coffee drinkers and they regularly consume say, two cups of coffee by the time of the day their scan is scheduled, and on the day of their scan they have had their usual amount, this is "normal" as far as their regular routine (even though it may not be a healthy one) and it would make sense to proceed with the scan.
Consider the reverse. If they regularly drink two cups of coffee, and in preparation for your scan have not had their usual amount, their nervous system is likely to be in an abnormal state compared to their normal routine.
Medications, especially anti-histamines, can have a dramatic effect on the scan for many hours. If the patient is taking drugs, and scheduling their scan in the morning before taking their medications isn't practical, make a note in the patient's records. Later, if possible on subsequent rescans you'll want to replicate the same chemical environment, time of day, etc. so you're comparing apples to apples.
Postpone the Scan
If the patient has checked one or more "Yes" answers, the most rigorous approach is to postpone their scan. Explain that the listed items are stressors to the nervous system and can distort the results. You can still conduct the scan, but you must take into consideration the things that artificially effect the scan when doing your interpretation.
Like fasting before a blood test, most people have become accustomed to making preparations prior to a test of this nature. In fact, for many, having to wait until their next visit to be scanned is likely to elevate their perceived value and importance of the scan. Also realize however that if you adjust before doing the first scan, this will distort your baseline scan and make future comparisons somewhat less meaningful.
Obviously, if the person has a sunburned neck you'll want to wait several days before doing the scan.
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PreScan Checklist
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