A patient comes in with complaints of fatigue, weight gain, dry skin, cold intolerance and abnormally heavy menstrual activity for the last 3 or 4 months. She is 29 years old and had her last baby a little over a year ago. She just recently weaned the baby off the breast. Her vital signs today are a BP of 100/60 and a pulse of 56. On exam you note excessively dry skin, a mild goiter and a delayed Achilles reflex. You order labs and of note her TSH comes back at 53 mU/l (reference 0.4 – 4.0 mUl). Based on her history, her symptoms, your exam and her lab results she is diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which of the following does the advanced practice nurse anticipate will be prescribed for this patient?

A patient comes in with complaints of fatigue, weight gain, dry skin, cold intolerance and abnormally heavy menstrual activity for the last 3 or 4 months. She is 29 years old and had her last baby a little over a year ago. She just recently weaned the baby off the breast. Her vital signs today are a BP of 100/60 and a pulse of 56. On exam you note excessively dry skin, a mild goiter and a delayed Achilles reflex. You order labs and of note her TSH comes back at 53 mU/l (reference 0.4 – 4.0 mUl). Based on her history, her symptoms, your exam and her lab results she is diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which of the following does the advanced practice nurse anticipate will be prescribed for this patient?

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