The nurse is caring for a patient who reports abruptly discontinuing his prescribed levothyroxine. The nurse should carefully monitor the patient for which complication?
a. Seizures
b. Extreme diarrhea
c. Sudden hypertension
d. Respiratory distress
D
Abruptly stopping hormone replacement can cause the patient to go into myxedema coma. Signs and symptoms of myxedema coma include dizziness, respiratory distress, low blood sugar, or hypothermia. Discontinuation of levothyroxine should not cause seizures, diarrhea, or sudden hypertension.
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