A Patient, Age 40, Is Having a Diagnostic Workup Because

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient, age 40, is having a diagnostic workup because of a possible disorder of the thyroid gland. The nurse noting the physician's orders recalls that there are several diagnostic tests to determine thyroid disorders. The test that employs radioactive iodine and use of a scintillation camera is called the

• A) positron emission tomography (PET).
• B) thyroid scan.
• C) radioactive iodine uptake test (RAIU).
• D) T3.

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