A Client with Hypothyroidism Is Told by the Health Care

question 72

Multiple Choice

A client with hypothyroidism is told by the health care provider that the thyroid-stimulating hormone level is elevated. The client says to the nurse, "I don't understand why my TSH is high. I thought I had low thyroid levels." The most appropriate response by the nurse is:

• A) "You probably misunderstood your health care provider."
• B) "TSH is a hormone released by the pituitary that signals your thyroid to make hormones."
• C) "TSH is not thyroid hormone. When thyroid values are low, other lab tests are performed to assess how you tolerate the low levels."
• D) "TSH is an incomplete thyroid hormone. Because it cannot bind to tissues, it builds up in the bloodstream."

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Mean

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Mean

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