A Nurse Is Assessing a Patient Who Will Be Undergoing

question 124

Multiple Choice

A nurse is assessing a patient who will be undergoing magnetic resonance imaging of the pancreas with a gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) .Given the use of this contrast medium, the nurse should especially evaluate the patient for which of the following?

• A)Pancreatitis
• B)Cirrhosis
• C)Renal dysfunction
• D)Cardiac disease

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