A patient exhibiting problems with his or her thyroid has been scheduled for a radioactive scan. From the following list of patients, what would the nurse question as to whether this would be a safe procedure for this patient?
A)
An adult patient having an episode of wheezing from allergies
B)
A young female patient who has been trying to get pregnant
C)
A middle-aged male patient with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus
D)
An elderly patient who has a history of aortic stenosis
Ans:
B
Feedback:
Radioactive iodine therapy is contraindicated in pregnant women because 131I crosses the placenta and can adversely affect the fetal thyroid gland. The other clients would have no contraindication to the substance.
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