Which information obtained by the nurse who is admitting the patient for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will be most important to report to the health care provider before the MRI?
a. The patient has an allergy to shellfish.
b. The patient has a history of atherosclero-sis.
c. The patient has a permanent ventricular pacemaker.
d. The patient took all the prescribed cardiac medications today.
ANS: C
MRI is contraindicated for patients with implanted metallic devices such as pacemakers. The other information also will be reported to the health care provider but does not impact on wheth-er or not the patient can have an MRI.
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