A Client with Hypothyroidism Is Told by the Health Care

question 24

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.When the thyroid can't respond,the pituitary keeps trying to send its signal,and the TSH keeps going up."
• C)"TSH is not thyroid hormone.When thyroid values are low,other lab tests are performed to see 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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