After teaching a client who is prescribed methimazole, the nurse determines that the teaching was ...

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The client taking methimazole should take the drug as prescribed around the clock and call the primary health care provider if he develops fever, sore throat, cough, easy bleeding or bruising, headache, or a general feeling of malaise. The client also needs to check with the prescriber before using any nonprescription drugs and monitor his weight twice a week, notifying the primary health care provider if there is any sudden weight gain or loss. Tenderness and swelling would be noted if the client received radioactive iodine for a procedure.