A client is scheduled for a ventilation-perfusion scan. The nurse realizes that this diagnostic test is used to diagnose which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
1. Pulmonary emboli
2. Congestive heart failure
3. Bronchitis
4. Asthma
5. Pneumonia
6. COPD
1, 3, 4, 5, 6
The purpose of the ventilation-perfusion scan is to diagnose and locate pulmonary emboli. It is also helpful in diagnosing bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, COPD, and cancer. This scan is not used to diagnose congestive heart failure.
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