The Rationale for Giving the Patient Additional Fluids After a Cardiac

question 24

Multiple Choice

The rationale for giving the patient additional fluids after a cardiac catheterization is that

• A) fluids help keep the femoral vein from clotting at the puncture site.
• B) the patient had a nothing-by-mouth order before the procedure.
• C) the radiopaque contrast acts as an osmotic diuretic.
• D) fluids increase cardiac output.

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