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A patient scheduled for a thyroidectomy is placed on potassium iodine. when the patient's family asks the nurse why this medication is needed, what is the nurse's best response?
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A patient scheduled for a thyroidectomy is placed on potassium iodine. when the patient's family asks the nurse why this medication is needed, what is the nurse's best response?
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This medication will decrease the vascularity of the thyroid gland
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