A patient, age 26, has had a tubal insufflation (Rubin's test) to ascertain whether her fallopian tubes are patent. She complains of pain in her right shoulder. The nurse's most appropriate response would be
a. "Don't worry, that is a normal reaction."
b. "I'll report the findings immediately to the head nurse."
c. "That is a symptom that resulted from your position on the operating table."
d. "That is from the carbon dioxide passing from the fallopian tubes into your abdomen."
D
Rubin's insufflation test determines tubal patency. Carbon dioxide escapes into the abdominal cavity through the patent left Fallopian tube.
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