A Patient with Hyperthyroidism Is Treated with Radioactive Iodine (RAI)

question 33

Multiple Choice

A patient with hyperthyroidism is treated with radioactive iodine (RAI) at a clinic. Before the patient is discharged, the nurse instructs the patient

• A) that symptoms of hyperthyroidism should be relieved in about a week.
• B) that symptoms of hypothyroidism may occur as the RAI therapy takes effect.
• C) to discontinue the antithyroid medications taken before the radioactive therapy.
• D) about radioactive precautions to take with urine, stool, and other body secretions.

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