The nurse is caring for a client with an enlarged thyroid. What nutritional deficiency is linked to an enlarged thyroid?
A) Potassium
B) Sodium
C) Magnesium
D) Iodine
Ans: D
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A chronic deficiency of iodine can lead to endemic goiter. The major initial symptom is an enlarged thyroid gland.
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