A Patient with Hyperthyroidism Presented with Thyroid Storm and High

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient with hyperthyroidism presented with thyroid storm and high temperature. The nurse evaluates that measures to lower the temperature should be changed when which assessment is made?

• A) The patient has received a second dose of propylthiouracil.
• B) The patient develops crackles in both lung bases.
• C) The patient begins to shiver.
• D) The patient's blood glucose increases.

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Conditioned Stimulus

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