The nursing instructor asks a student to describe Graves' disease. Which statement by the student indicates an accurate understanding of this disorder?
1. "It is associated with long-term use of amiodarone, a cardiac medication."
2. "It is an autoimmune disorder associated with sustained thyroid over activity."
3. "It is an autoimmune disorder associated with sustained thyroid under activity."
4. "It is associated with a tumor on the thyroid, which leads to thyroid over activity"
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Rationale: Hyperthyroidism may be medication induced as a result of taking amiodarone, a cardiac drug containing iodine that deposits in tissue and delivers iodine to the general circulation over long periods but this does not describe Graves' disease.
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