A patient is scheduled for a heart catheterization. In preparation for this examination, the nurse would:
1. ask if the patient is allergic to seafood or iodine.
2. remove all metal objects.
3. give the patient a special heart diet.
4. test arterial blood gases.
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The dye injected during the cardiac catheterization is iodine-based. An allergy to seafood is correlated with a reaction to this dye as well.
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