The nurse will teach a patient to plan to minimize physical and emotional stress while the patient is undergoing
a. a water deprivation test.
b. testing for serum T3 and T4 levels.
c. a 24-hour urine test for free cortisol.
d. a radioactive iodine (I-131) uptake test.
ANS: C
Physical and emotional stress can affect the results of the free cortisol test. The other tests are not impacted by stress.
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