A patient is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. In which order should the nurse describe the events in this diagnostic test?
1. Contrast dye is injected.
2. Heart activity is filmed.
3. A catheter is inserted into a vein or artery in the leg.
4. The catheter is threaded to the heart chamber.
Correct Answer: 3, 4, 1, 2
The catheter is inserted in the leg, then threaded to the heart chamber. Contrast is injected and heart activity is filmed.
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