A patient with hyperthyroidism is treated with radioactive iodine at a clinic.Before the patient is discharged,what should the nurse instruct the patient about?
A) Symptoms of hyperthyroidism should be relieved in about a week
B) Radioactive precautions to take with urine,stool,and other body secretions
C) Monitoring for symptoms of hypothyroidism,such as easy bruising and cold intolerance
D) Discontinuing the antithyroid medications and propranolol (Inderal) taken before the radioactive therapy
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