ATI PME ENDOCRINE SYSTEM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ATI PME ENDOCRINE SYSTEM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. A health care professional is caring for a pt who is about to begin taking radioactive iodine - 131 (Iodotope) to treat Graves' disease. Which of the fol- lowing instructions should the health care professional include when talking with the pt about the drug? a. take the drug once daily for 5 days b. expect a bitter, acid-like taste c. restrict fluid intake after taking the drug d. expect full effects in 2 to 3 months: D. expect full effects in 2 to 3 months the full therapeutic effects of radioactive iodine, an anti-thyroid drug, take 2 to 3 months and with successful tx hypothyroidism can result 2. A health care professional is talking to a pt about self-injecting regular insulin (Humulin). The health care professional should tell the pt to rotate injection sites to prevent which of the following? a. rapid absorption