A 70-year-old patient is prescribed levothyroxine for treatment of hypothyroidism. The nurse would expect which age-related adjustment in dosage?
1. The dosage will be higher than for younger patients.
2. The dose will be divided into two or three doses each day.
3. The dose will be the same as for younger adults, but greater than that for children.
4. The initial dose will be significantly lower for the older adult.
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Rationale 1: The dose is not higher for older patients.
Rationale 2: Levothyroxine is given in one daily dose.
Rationale 3: The dose will not be the same as that for younger adults.
Rationale 4: The initial dose given to older adults is significantly lower than that given to younger adults. The dose may be increased according to drug effects.
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