A patient is scheduled for an intravenous pyelogram (IVP). What should the nurse do for this diagnostic examination?
a. Make no special preparations before the examination.
b. Push oral fluids before the examination.
c. Have the patient fast after the procedure.
d. Assess the patient for an allergy to iodine before the examination.
D
Patients need to be assessed for iodine or shellfish allergies before the test because the contrast media is iodine based. Before an IVP procedure, bowel preparation is required. The patient is NPO for at least 4 hours before the procedure. After the procedure the patient is encouraged to push fluids to reduce the nephrotoxic effects of the contrast material.
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