As you prepare to complete a portable chest radiograph on a patient with possible congestive heart failure, you notice several tubes and lines going into the patient.

a. adjust your kVp to penetrate the opacity of the lines.
b. ask a nurse to move the lines from the image area.
c. move the lines out of the image area and complete the exam, as time is critical with this type of patient.
d. both a and b


b. ask a nurse to move the lines from the image area.

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