Exam 36: Drugs Used to Treat Thyroid Disease

A patient with a history of heart failure has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism.The drug interaction with glycosides and thyroid replacement therapy will most likely require which change in therapy?

The nurse transcribes a new order for liothyronine for a patient diagnosed with hypothyroidism.When educating the patient about this medication,the nurse will include that:

A postoperative total thyroidectomy patient is started on levothyroxine (Synthroid)daily.What information will the nurse include in discharge teaching? (Select all that apply.)

When assisting with the care of a patient with hyperthyroidism,the nurse will:

A patient recently completed radiation treatment for throat cancer and presents to the healthcare provider's office with symptoms indicating possible hypothyroidism.Which symptom(s)would most likely be exhibited and/or reported? (Select all that apply.)

Which medication is used to treat hyperthyroidism?

Which patient would be a candidate for radioactive iodine therapy?

A patient with myxedema complains to the nurse that he has a "hangover" the next morning after taking a pain medication at night.Which explanation by the nurse is the most accurate?

Medications ordered on a patient with hypothyroidism include liotrix and cholestyramine.The nurse administers the dose of liotrix at 08:00.When is the best time for the nurse to administer the cholestyramine?

Which medication is used in the treatment of hypothyroidism?

Which nursing diagnosis may be identified for a patient with hyperthyroidism?

Which condition can occur if congenital hypothyroidism is not treated?

What is the mechanism of action of propylthiouracil?

The nurse is providing instruction to a patient recently prescribed a radioactive iodine isotope.Which is the correct action of this medication?

Which clinical manifestation(s)would the nurse assess in a patient with hypothyroidism? (Select all that apply.)

What is characteristic of antithyroid drugs that act on the thyroid gland? (Select all that apply.)