A Patient Inquires If This Newer Type of Gastric Analysis

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient inquires if this newer type of gastric analysis is going to require passage of a nasogastric tube.What is the nurse's most accurate reply?

• A) "Yes, but just for the instillation of the dye."
• B) "No.You take a dye orally, which will be excreted in the urine in approximately 2 hours."
• C) "Yes.You will take the dye orally, and then several gastric withdrawals through the tube will show the dye."
• D) "Yes.Only one withdrawal will be made through the tube, which will be treated with dye and read in approximately 2 hours."

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