The nurse is instructing a client taking levothyroxine (Synthroid) that full therapeutic benefits will be seen:
1. immediately.
2. within 3–5 days.
3. in 1–3 weeks.
4. within 24 hours.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: The full therapeutic benefits of Synthroid do not occur immediately.
Rationale 2: The full therapeutic benefits of Synthroid do not occur within 3–5 days.
Rationale 3: One to three weeks might be required for full therapeutic benefits of Synthroid.
Rationale 4: The full therapeutic benefits of Synthroid do not occur within 24 hours.
Global Rationale: The full therapeutic results of treatment with levothyroxine take 1–3 weeks to occur.
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