Midway through a renal dynamic study, a competent inpatient says she wants the scan stopped. Her daughter at the bedside asks what the imaging has shown so far, and the patient says she is still waiting for the hospital's Patient Care Partnership brochure. Which response best protects her consent and confidentiality rights right now?

A competent patient may withdraw consent during a study, so stop the scan promptly and document her request. Ask her directly whether she permits sharing results with her daughter, and provide the requested Patient Care Partnership brochure now. Stopping the study, asking about disclosure, and giving the brochure addresses her immediate choices, but without documenting the withdrawal the record misses the patient's decision and the team's response. Stopping, documenting, and giving the brochure while deferring any discussion of results until the patient raises it again protects confidentiality, but fails to ask now whether she authorizes sharing; her immediate preference remains unclear. Stopping and documenting, then asking about disclosure but arranging to send the brochure after discharge, appropriately addresses withdrawal and confidentiality but delays material she requested at the bedside. A routine imaging workflow or a family member's presence does not override the patient's expressed choice. Exam caveat: stopping a study does not itself authorize disclosure, and permission to share should be specific to the person and information involved; follow local policy for documenting the discussion and handling clinically necessary follow-up. Practical check: confirm image acquisition has ceased, ask the patient directly about disclosure, record her response, and give her the brochure before leaving the bedside.