A Patient Has Just Completed a Series of Upper Gastrointestinal

Multiple Choice

A patient has just completed a series of upper gastrointestinal tract radiographs that involved the use of barium as a contrast agent. Which measure will this patient need to help excrete the barium?

A) Diuretics and fluid restriction to 1.5 L
B) Diuretics and fluid intake increased to 3.5 L
C) Laxatives and fluid restriction to 1.5 L
D) Laxatives and fluid intake increased to 3.5 L