The nurse is caring for a client with an autoimmune disease characterized by the production of antibodies that destroy essential enzymes needed for the production of T 3 and T 4 . This nurse is aware that this client is experiencing:
a. Hashimoto's thyroiditis c. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism d. cretinism
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Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease characterized by the production of antibodies that destroy essential enzymes needed for the production of T 3 and T 4 . This disease occurs more often in females than in males, between the ages of 30 and 50, and shows a marked hereditary pattern.
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