NCLEX Examination.
Practice Question # 870.
nclex examination
USES
Levothyroxine is used in Treatment of hypothyroidism, pituitary thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression.
IV, Myxedema coma.
OFFLABEL Management of hemodynamically unstable potential organ donors.
PRECAUTIONS
Contraindications: Acute MI, thyrotoxicosis of any etiology, uncorrected adrenal insufficiency. Capsule: Inability to swallow capsules.
Cautions: Elderly, angina pectoris, hypertension, other cardiovascular disease, adrenal insufficiency, myxedema, diabetes mellitus and insipidus, swallowing disorders.
