The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a thyroidectomy. Which instruction should be included in the preoperative care?
a. Avoid salt for 2 weeks prior to surgery.
b. Preoperative medications will include drugs to increase the vascularity of the gland.
c. Keep a food diary for 2 weeks prior to surgery.
d. Preoperative medications will be given 2 weeks before surgery to reduce the vascu-larity of the gland.
D
Iodine preparations may be given for a period of 10 to 14 days before surgery of the thyroid to reduce the vascularity of the gland, minimizing the danger of releasing large amounts of thyroid hormone into the bloodstream during surgery, and to decrease the risk of hemorrhage.
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