Which of the following would you include in the teaching given to a patient who is going to have a closed machine MRI?
A. Tell the patient to follow an all-liquid diet the day before the procedure
B. Explain that the table will be placed inside a long, narrow tube about 22 inches in diameter and that he will hear a loud knocking noise as the machine scans
C. Instruct the patient that he will be drinking a barium sulfate drink that tastes chalky and resembles a milk shake
D. Tell the patient that the physician may order a laxative to prevent constipation
E. Tell the patient to consider avoiding caffeine for 14 days prior to the procedure
B. Explain that the table will be placed inside a long, narrow tube about 22 inches in diameter and that he will hear a loud knocking noise as the machine scans
Explain to the patient that the table will be placed inside a long, narrow tube about 22 inches in diameter and that he will hear a loud knocking noise as the machine scans.
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