Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 92%
Full-length
Passage / Scenario
A client is admitted to the neurology unit for a myelogram.It would be MOST important for the nurse to ask which of the following questions?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Strategy: Think about each answer choice and how it relates to a myelogram. (1) correct-dye is injected into subarachnoid space before an x-ray of spinal cord and vertebral column to assist in identifying spinal lesions; if client is allergic to dye, there is a major safety issue (2) important that client drink extra fluids after the Test to replace the CSF lost during Test (3) appropriate for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (4) obtain history of medication that can lower seizure threshold (phenothiazines, neuroleptics)