In preparation for a barium examination of a colostomy patient,it is important to
A)tell the patient to not take his or her bismuth anti-odor tablets before the examination.
B)understand the sensitivity of these patients to their condition and lifestyle change.
C)irrigate the stoma the night before and morning of the examination.
D)do all of the above.

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A patient with a colostomy needs special instructions for adequate preparation.In most patients,the stoma is irrigated the night before and the morning of the examination.Dietary and laxative preparations also vary depending on the ostomy.The patient with a colostomy must be instructed,for example,not to take bismuth subgallate tablets-as he or she may normally do to control odor-because these are radiopaque.

In Preparation for a Barium Examination of a Colostomy Patient,it