A patient arrives in the emergency department with a heart r…
A patient arrives in the emergency department with a heart rate of 128 beats/min, a temperature of 105°F and is agitated. The patient’s skin feels hot and moist. The free T4 level is 4 ng/dL (normal range: 0.9–1.7 ng/dL), the free T3 level is 685 pg/dL (130–450 pg/dL), and the TSH level is 0.1 microunits/mL (normal: about 0.4–4.5 microunits/mL). The nurse caring for this patient will expect to administer: