A 62-Yr-Old Patient with Hyperthyroidism Is to Be Treated with Radioactive

Multiple Choice

A 62-yr-old patient with hyperthyroidism is to be treated with radioactive iodine (RAI) . The nurse instructs the patient

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