A patient is admitted with an acute myocardial infarction and a history of thyroid dysfunction. The nurse knows that
a. no cardiac medications will affect the thyroid hormone levels.
b. heparin may decrease TSH.
c. dopamine may increase TSH.
d. morphine may decrease TSH.
B
Heparin may decrease thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and the TSH response to thyroid-releasing hormone.
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