A Patient Is Diagnosed with Hypothyroidism

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient is diagnosed with hypothyroidism.Which of the following electrocardiogram changes should the clinician expect as a manifestation of the disease?

• A)Sinus bradycardia
• B)Atrial fibrillation
• C)Supraventricular tachycardia
• D)U waves

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Definitions:

Stimulus Control

A behavioral intervention technique to limit exposure to cues that trigger undesirable behaviors.

Biofeedback

A technique that teaches individuals to control physiological processes such as heart rate, muscle tension, and brainwave patterns, through real-time feedback from monitoring devices.

Efficacy

The ability of a product or treatment to produce a desired effect under ideal and controlled conditions.

Placebos

Inactive substances or treatments used in controlled experiments to test the efficacy of therapeutic interventions, serving as a control group to the active treatments.