A Patient Arrives in the Emergency Department with a Heart

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient arrives in the emergency department with a heart rate of 128 beats per minute and a temperature of 105°F. The patient's skin feels hot and moist. The free T₄ level is 4 ng/dL,the free T₃ level is 685 pg/dL,and the TSH level is 0.1 microunits/mL. The nurse caring for this patient will expect to administer:

• A) intravenous levothyroxine.
• B) iodine-131 (131I).
• C) methimazole [Tapazole].
• D) propylthiouracil (PTU).

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