A client is admitted for a cardiac catheterization. It is essential for the nurse to ask the client about which allergies? (Select all that apply.)
a. Penicillin
b. Latex
c. Iodine
d. Shellfish
e. Keflex
f. Dilantin
g. Bananas
B, C, D, G
It is important to check for all allergies, but for a cardiac catheterization, the nurse needs to ques-tion about shellfish, iodine, latex, and bananas specifically. The contrast used contains iodine, and the equipment in the laboratory frequently contains latex. Information concerning these al-lergies needs to be passed on to laboratory personnel before the client goes to the laboratory. This will prevent the client from having an anaphylactic reaction during the procedure.
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