An older patient wondered why the doctor has decreased her daily dose of thyroid hormone. The nurse's best response would be that the decreased dose is because:
1. "The pharmaceutical houses have greatly improved the efficacy of the thyroid hormone preparation."
2. "Your metabolic rate is slower so you do not need to take the same dose."
3. "Your lab tests indicate that you need less medication, but we'll watch your re-sponse."
4. "The changes in your diet and activity level have decreased your blood pressure so you will need less medication."
3
Older patients have slower drug metabolism, and so the drug stays in their system. All pa-tients receiving hormone replacement need to be evaluated periodically.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 984, 989
OBJ: 3 TOP: Thyroid Medication
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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