A client suffers from claustrophobia, the fear of being in enclosed places. The nurse knows that the client might have difficulty with which diagnostic test?
1. Ultrasonography
2. X-ray imaging
3. CT scan
4. MRI
Answer: 4
1. Claustrophobia is not an issue with an ultrasound.
2. Claustrophobia is not an issue with x-rays.
3. Claustrophobia is not an issue with a CT scan.
4. An MRI involves being placed inside a diagnostic imaging machine, similar to being encased in a small tube. Claustrophobia can be exacerbated with this diagnostic test.
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