Pressure must be placed over the site of insertion of the catheter used for an angiogram, or a(n) ______________   may form.

Following a colonoscopy with polyp removal, the wife of the patient is distressed that there is slight bleeding from her husband's rectum. The nurse's most helpful response would be:

. One sign of liver disorders is ____________, with yellow skin and mucous membranes.

Enter text here: _____________

. State medical care coverage for low-income individuals called _______________.

When collecting a blood sample with a Vacutainer system, it is important to:

Prior to the nurse transporting the patient to have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), it is essential that the nurse confirms that the patient:

The statement made by a patient that would delay a scheduled CT scan with contrast would be:

A patient will undergo endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to determine the cause of jaundice. Before the test, the nurse would assess this patient for an allergy to:

When instructing the patient about a colonoscopy, you would include that: (Select all that apply.)

The technique of _______________  is used to obtain a sample of bone marrow for diagnostic testing.

A major concern for an 86-year-old patient who has been NPO for 8 hours prior to a diagnostic test would be: