A nurse is assessing a client with crohn disease who is to have an upper gastrointestinal series. which condition necessitates the cancellation of the upper gastrointestinal series

An upper gastrointestinal (GI) series can be cancelled by doctors when they notice that you have recently drank or eaten. As a rule, patients should not be allowed to eat, drink, smoke or even chew gum before their GI series so that doctors will be able to clearly see your upper GI tract.