Which of the following people should avoid visiting a patient being treated with internal radiation therapy?
a. A 78-year-old using a walker
b. An18-year-old woman
c. A woman pregnant in the third trimester
d. A 24-year-old nursing mother
ANS: C
Persons under the age of 18 and persons who are pregnant should not be allowed to visit a patient with internal radiation.
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1. Meningitis 2. Tuberculosis 3. Encephalopathy 4. Mononucleosis
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