After Administering Gallium Intravenously to a Patient Before a Gallium

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Multiple Choice

After administering gallium intravenously to a patient before a gallium scan, the nurse realizes that the IV catheter is not fully in the vein and that the radionuclide tracer has seeped deep into the muscle tissue.The nurse should expect which of the following to occur as a result of this error?

• A)Anaphylactic shock
• B)Tissue necrosis in the affected area
• C)Erroneous hot spots on image
• D)Hypotensive crisis

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