The following patients call the outpatient clinic. Which phone call should the nurse return first?
a. A 44-year-old patient who has bloody discharge after a hysteroscopy earlier today
b. A 64-year-old patient who is experiencing shoulder pain after a laparoscopy yesterday
c. A 34-year-old patient who is short of breath after pelvic computed tomography (CT) with contrast
d. A 54-year-old patient who has severe breast tenderness following a needle aspiration breast biopsy
ANS: C
The patient's dyspnea suggests a delayed reaction to the iodine dye used for the CT scan. The other patient's symptoms are not unusual after the procedures they had done.
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