The Nurse Is Treating a Patient Who Has Had a Pacemaker

question 27

Multiple Choice

The nurse is treating a patient who has had a pacemaker inserted for the correction of atrial fibrillation. Which diagnostic test is no longer available to the patient because of the implanted device?

• A) MRI
• B) CT scan
• C) Thallium scan
• D) PET

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