Why Is It Important for the Technologist to Review the Patient's

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why is it important for the technologist to review the patient's chart and inform the radiologist before beginning the barium enema examination if a biopsy was performed as part of a prior sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy procedure?

• A)A sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy would make the BE examination unnecessary.
• B)The biopsy of the colon may weaken that portion of the colon, which could lead to a perforation during the BE examination.
• C)The radiologist would want to confer with the referring physician to see whether the biopsy revealed a malignancy.
• D)None of the above; the radiologist does not need to know this information before the BE examination.

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