A Patient Has Returned to His Room After a Thyroidectomy

question 31

Multiple Choice

A patient has returned to his room after a thyroidectomy. He is presenting with signs and symptoms of thyroid crisis. During thyroid crisis, exaggerated hyperthyroid manifestations may lead to the development of the potentially lethal complication of

• A) severe nausea and vomiting.
• B) bradycardia.
• C) delirium with restlessness.
• D) congestive heart failure.

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