In a client admitted to the clinical unit with a sporadic goiter, the nurse might expect to find that the client
a. frequently travels in foreign countries.
b. has a large intake of aspirin.
c. ingests a large amount of cabbage.
d. lives in the Great Lakes region.
C
Sporadic goiter is not restricted to any geographic area. Major causes include ingestion of large amounts of nutritional goitrogens, such as rutabagas, cabbages, soybeans, peanuts, peaches, peas, strawberries, spinach, and radishes. Aspirin intake is not related.
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1. Report to the physician by telephone. 2. Include in the nursing report that the medication is ineffective. 3. Increase the dosage of the medication. 4. Wait for the doctor to make rounds to report the problem.
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