A patient with elevated BUN and creatinine values arrives at the emergency room. Based upon the physician's orders, the nurse caring for this patient in the emergency room prepares the patient for this commonly used diagnostic test:
A) Ultrasound
B) X-ray
C) Computer tomography
D) Nuclear scan
Ans: A
Feedback: Ultrasonography is a noninvasive procedure that passes sound waves into the body through a transducer to detect abnormalities of internal tissues and organs. Structures of the urinary system create characteristic ultrasonographic images. Because of its sensitivity, ultrasonography has replaced many other diagnostic tests as the initial diagnostic procedure.
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