A Nurse Is Conducting an Educational Class for Older Adults

A nurse is conducting an educational class for older adults regarding the use of thyroid hormone replacement. The nurse knows further teaching is needed when the participants state, "Older adults may be at risk for too much thyroid medication in their blood because they

A) may have too many lipids in their blood that can displace the medication from serum albumin."
B) may have less albumin in the blood to bind to thyroid medication."
C) may have kidney alterations that make the organs less efficient at removing medications from the blood."
D) may be at greater risk for polypharmacy, leading to problems with medication dosing and administration."