A client who is obese tells the nurse that her friend was recently placed on thyroid medication and lost weight. She asks the nurse if she can take thyroid agents to help her lose weight. Which statement is the nurse's BEST response?
a. The use of thyroid agents for weight reduction is contraindicated, ineffective, and dangerous.
b. Try your friend's medication, and if it works, perhaps the doctor will order it for you.
c. The use of thyroid agents is successfully used in most weight-reduction programs.
d. Ask your friend if she has had any adverse side effects from the medication
a. The use of thyroid agents for weight reduction is contraindicated, ineffective, and dangerous.
FEEDBACK:
a. The use of thyroid agents for weight reduction is contraindicated, ineffective, and dangerous, leading to a decrease in normal thyroid function and possibly life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias.
b. Clients should only take medication that is prescribed specifically for them. .
c. The use of thyroid agents for weight reduction is contraindicated. .
d. Clients should only take medication that is prescribed specifically for them. .
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