A 35-year-old female patient with a possible pituitary adenoma is scheduled for a computed tomography (CT)scan with contrast media.Which patient information is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider before the test?

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Because the usual contrast media is iodine-based,the health care provider will need to know about the allergy before the CT scan.The other findings are common with any mass in the brain such as a pituitary adenoma.

A 35-Year-Old Female Patient with a Possible Pituitary Adenoma Is