After a Patient Returns from a Barium Swallow Study,what Is

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Multiple Choice

After a patient returns from a barium swallow study,what is the nurse's priority?

• A)Encourage the patient to increase fluid intake to flush out the barium.
• B)Monitor stools closely for bright red blood or mucus,which indicates trauma from the procedure.
• C)Inform the patient that the bowel movements are radioactive and that the patient should be sure to flush the toilet three times.
• D)Thicken all the patient's drinks to prevent aspiration.

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Definitions:

Relative Height

In the field of perception, it refers to the concept that objects closer to the horizon in our field of vision appear further away than objects further from the horizon, aiding in depth perception.

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision that proposes three types of color receptors in the eye sense, which perceive color through the relative rates of response by three types of cones, each one sensitive to different wavelengths of light.

Opponent Process Theory

A psychological and neurological model that explains how humans perceive colors as the result of the operation of opposing neural processes.

Receptive Field

The specific area in the visual world that stimulates a neuron in the sensory system.