A Patient Is Having a Contrast Medium Study and Has

question 23

Multiple Choice

A patient is having a contrast medium study and has several allergies.During the injection of the dye, the patient complains of having a brief, severe hot flash and slight chest pain.What nursing action is most indicated?

• A) Ask the patient how he or she is feeling since the dye was injected.
• B) Tell the patient that many patients feel the same way.
• C) Assess the patient's vital signs while reassuring him or her.
• D) Explain to the patient that this is a normal sensation for this test.

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Definitions:

Gonad

A reproductive gland that produces gametes (sperm in males and eggs in females) and sex hormones, such as testes in males and ovaries in females.

Chromosomes

Chromosomes are long strands of DNA and proteins found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Sperm

Male reproductive cells or gametes in sexually reproducing organisms, containing genetic information to fertilize the female ovum.

Egg

An organic vessel containing the zygote in which an embryo develops until it can survive on its own, also a common food source rich in nutrients.