Which precautions or instructions should be provided to the client who is scheduled to have a bone scan?
A. "Do not eat or drink for 12 hours before the procedure."
B. "Avoid eating any type of shellfish."
C. "Avoid coming within 10 feet of other people or pets until the radioactivity clears."
D. "Increase your fluid intake to at least 3000 mL after the test to help clear the ra-dioisotope."
D
The amount of radioactivity in the isotope is minimal and poses no hazard to the client or the client's contacts. Increasing fluid intake helps urine clearance of the isotope.
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a. 20 gtt/min b. 50 gtt/min c. 40 gtt/min d. 30 gtt/min
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