The nurse explains that symptoms a client with hypothyroidism might experience would include:
1. weight loss, oily skin, and periorbital edema.
2. intolerance to heat, lethargy, and headache.
3. intolerance to cold, dry skin, and menstrual dysfunction.
4. tachycardia, hypertension, and rapid respirations.
Answer: 3
1. Weight loss and oily skin are symptoms of hyperthyroidism.
2. Heat intolerance is a symptom of hyperthyroidism.
3. Reduced thyroid hormone production results in a decrease in metabolic rate and heat production, causing cold intolerance, dry skin, weight gain, fatigue, and hypotension.
4. Tachycardia and hypertension are symptoms of hyperthyroidism.
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