Hello and welcome to the Northwestern Medicine digestive health center at Northwestern Memorial
Hospital. I'm Dr. Kiran Nimmagadda gotta one of the staff physicians here and I'll be walking
you through what to expect for your upcoming procedure let's start right here at reception
where you'll be greeted by one of our patient representatives you'll be instructed to take a
number from this kiosk this number will be used to call you to a check-in booth when your number
is called you will head to an assigned booth and begin the registration process please be prepared
to show us your driver's license or other photo ID and your insurance information if you have not
already completed your GI questionnaire you'll be given one to fill out along with some other
general information and your ID band lastly a unique case ID number will be assigned to you
our team will use it when they initially greet this case ID is how your friends and family can
monitor your status next you'll take a seat in the waiting room until a nurse comes to greet
you and takes you back to the admitting Bay you can bring an adult friend or family member if
you'd like or they can stay in the waiting room and monitor your progress on the tracking board
by looking for your case ID number one zero three nine two six hi my name is Leah I'm
gonna be the admitting nurse getting you ready for a procedure follow me in and we'll get ready
let's head over to the admitting Bay here your name and date of birth will be confirmed and
you'll be taken through the admitting process due to the medications you'll receive you must have a
responsible adult take you home your nurse will confirm who will be picking you up after your
procedure we will call that person when your procedure is finished can I look at your arm
and uh verify your name and date of birth thank you go ahead and get changed and then I'll be in
when you're finished for your paperwork we'll review your complete health history including
a current list of your medications and allergies and an IV will be placed okay we're gonna start
your IV now your nurse will ask if you have any questions about the procedure and can give you
an expected start time your nurse will give you a call light in case you need anything before being
brought to the procedure room all right your procedure will be in about ten minutes please
feel free to use your call light while you're waiting if you get anything when it is time for
your procedure to begin a GI lab technician will greet you in the admitting Bay and confirm your
name and date of birth give me the first last name dated work your friend or family member
will be asked to wait in the waiting room at this point and you will be moved to the procedure room
you'll be greeted by your procedure nurse and your name and date of birth will be confirmed
your nurse will review your allergies medications and get you set up for your procedure you will
also be asked again about your post procedure ride home at this point the physician will greet
you and explain the procedure to you you will then be asked to sign a consent form next the
nurse will give you the medication through your IV and the procedure will begin the medication
will keep you relaxed and comfortable throughout the procedure when your procedure is finished
you will be moved to the recovery bay you'll notice that you've been placed on monitors
for observation a nurse will explain the recovery timeframe and let you know that they will contact
your escort once your escorts been notified a greeter can bring them to you in the recovery
bay at this time your physician will come in to discuss any initial findings or you will be
notified by phone or through my check good you feel okay well everything worked great with the
procedure if you had biopsies or polyps removed from your procedure it can take up to 7 days for
the results to return your nurse will then review your discharge instructions it's important to know
that you should not drive or go back to work for the rest of the day after we remove you from your
monitors an IV you'll be able to change back into your clothes once your escort is present you'll be
guided out we hope this answers any questions you may have about what to expect during your
visit our goal is to make you as comfortable as possible we look forward to seeing you and
thank you for choosing the digestive health center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital you