Use the Contraindications and Special Considerations of the Replacement Thyroid

question 12

Multiple Choice

Use the contraindications and special considerations of the replacement thyroid hormones to explain to a patient who just found out that she is pregnant how she should use her thyroid hormones.

• A) Discontinue treatment until the third trimester, when there is no longer a risk of affecting fetal development.
• B) Discontinue treatment because the thyroid hormones administered to pregnant women readily cross the placental barrier to affect fetal development.
• C) Continue treatment as usual because the thyroid hormones administered to pregnant women do not readily cross the placental barrier to affect fetal development.
• D) None of these are correct

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