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Title: The nurse is providing client education for a client whose healthcare provider ordered a brain scan. ... Post by: nalaa09 on Jan 19, 2018 The nurse is providing client education for a client whose healthcare provider ordered a brain scan. Which of the following might the nurse mention are conditions diagnosed by a brain scan? Select all answers that apply.
A) Vascular lesions B) Neoplasms C) Abscesses D) Cerebrovascular ischemia E) Increased intracranial pressure F) Infection of the meninges Title: The nurse is providing client education for a client whose healthcare provider ordered a brain scan. ... Post by: jordomolts on Jan 19, 2018 A, B, C, D
Feedback: A brain scan is used to evaluate vascular lesions, neoplasms, abscesses, and areas of cerebrovascular ischemia. The rationale for this procedure is that the radioisotope will accumulate in a greater amount at a site of pathology than at normal brain tissue. A lumber puncture may be performed to measure pressure of cerebrospinal fluid (CFS) and obtain a sample of CSF for culture and sensitivity. |