For which client with hyperthyroidism is radioactive iodine therapy contraindicated?
A. 18-year-old man with asthma
B. 28-year-old woman who is pregnant
C. 48-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus
D. 68-year-old woman with mild congestive heart failure
B
Radioactive iodine therapy is contraindicated in pregnant women because 131I crosses the pla-centa and can adversely affect the fetal thyroid gland.
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