A nurse assesses a client with hyperthyroidism who is prescribed lithium carbonate. Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to a side effect of this therapy?
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A nurse assesses a client who is recovering from a total thyroidectomy and notes the development of stridor. Which action should the nurse take first?
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A nurse assesses a client who is recovering from a subtotal thyroidectomy. On the second postoperative day the client states, 'I feel numbness and tingling around my mouth.' What action should the nurse take?
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A nurse assesses a client on the medical-surgical unit. Which statement made by the client should alert the nurse to the possibility of hypothyroidism?
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A nurse assesses a client who is prescribed thyroid hormone replacement. Which finding indicates a therapeutic response to the medication?
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