Which confidence shared by a female client would alter the decision to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic modality?
a. "I was too embarrassed to tell my doctor that I've had my breasts enlarged."
b. "I didn't tell my doctor that I've had my stomach stapled."
c. "My doctor would think I'm silly to have had a ‘tummy tuck,' so I didn't tell him."
d. "No one knows I wear dentures, not even my husband. My doctor doesn't either."
B
Before the MRI study, the client should remove all objects containing metal. If the stomach stapling left metal implanted in the client's abdomen, it would preclude the use of the MRI.
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