A Client Is Scheduled to Undergo Several Diagnostic Tests to Evaluate

question 15

Multiple Choice

A client is scheduled to undergo several diagnostic tests to evaluate his complaints of abdominal pain. The tests include a gall bladder series, an upper gastrointestinal (GI) series, a barium enema, and an intravenous pyelogram. Which test would the nurse would the nurse expect to be done first?

• A) Upper GI series
• B) Barium enema
• C) Intravenous pyelography
• D) Gall bladder series

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