A client is scheduled to have renography (kidney scan). The client voices concern about discomfort during the procedure. Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "Before the test, you will be given a seda-tive to reduce any pain."
b. "A local anesthetic agent will be used, so you won't feel any pain."
c. "No more discomfort is felt with the scan than with an ordinary x-ray."
d. "The only pain will occur when you have your IV line started."
D
This test involves intravenous injection of the radioisotope and subsequent recording of the emission by a scintillator.
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