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A child in the emergency department has a suspected Meckel diverticulum. What diagnostic testing is most important for the nurse to facilitate?
 
  A.
  Abdominal ultrasound
  B.
  Complete blood count
  C.
  Non-contrast CT scan
  D.
  Radionuclide scintigraphy
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ANS: D
A nuclear medicine scan, specifically radionuclide scintigraphy (Meckel scan), is the best diagnostic test for this condition. Anemia can occur in undiagnosed disease, but is nonspecific. The other two studies are not diagnostic for Meckel diverticulum.
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