When explaining to the client what may be expected during an angiography, a nurse informs the client that he or she may experience:
A. A loss of consciousness
B. A feeling of cold when the dye is injected
C. Severe chest pain throughout the procedure
D. Coughing when the catheter is placed into the pulmonary artery
D
D. Instruct client about coughing and breath holding when asked to do so during the cardiac catheterization procedure. Coughing can sometimes eliminate potentially life-threatening supraventricular dysrhythmias that may occur during the procedure.
A. IV sedation should not cause loss of consciousness.
B. Dye causes a feeling of warmth, flushing, or a metallic taste shortly after injection.
C. Client may experience some chest pain, and there may be a severe hot flash that is quite uncomfortable but lasts only a few seconds.
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