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A client with Graves' disease is treated with radioactive iodine (RAI) in the form of sodium iodide 131I. Which of the following statements by the nurse will explain to the client how the drug works?

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Rationale: Radioactive iodine (RAI) works by destroying thyroid tissue, which reduces or eliminates the production of thyroid hormones, treating hyperthyroidism in Graves' disease.

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