مريض بعد علاج اليود المشع لفرط الدرقية. أي تعليم صحيح للأيام الأولى؟

A client has received radioactive iodine for hyperthyroidism. Which teaching is correct for the first days?

1. Full hospital isolation for six months
2. Limit close contact with children and pregnant women for days
3. Stop drinking water to reduce radiation in urine
4. No precautions are needed at all because the dose is very small

Answer: B) Limit close contact with children and pregnant women for days. Close contact is reduced for days, with separate sleeping, hand washing, good hydration and double flushing. Later hypothyroidism is monitored.