A patient is scheduled for a thyroidectomy to treat thyroid cancer. What is the medication of choice administered preoperatively?
A) Sodium iodide 131I (Iodotope)
B) Methimazole (Tapazole)
C) Propylthiouracil (PTU)
D) Propranolol (Inderal)
C
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Propylthiouracil (PTU) is administered preoperatively for thyroidectomy. Sodium iodide131 (Iodotope) is a radioactive iodide that is used to destroy thyroid tissue. Methimazole (Tapazole) is similar to PTU but is not the drug of choice preoperatively. Propranolol (Inderal) is used to treat cardiovascular conditions, such as hypertension. It is not used in the preoperative phase of thyroidectomy.
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