A patient is scheduled for a thyroid scan. The nurse should specifically ask the patient about possible allergy to which substance?
1. Penicillin
2. Iodine
3. Citrus fruit
4. Sulfa drugs
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Rationale 1: Penicillin allergy is not a factor in a thyroid scan.
Rationale 2: The patient having a thyroid scan will be asked to swallow an iodine-containing substance. The nurse should specifically ask about iodine or shellfish allergy.
Rationale 3: Allergy to citrus fruit is not a factor in a thyroid scan.
Rationale 4: Allergy to sulfa drugs is not a factor in a thyroid scan.
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