Assessment of Patients Knowledge, Needs and Problems among Patients undergoing Radioactive Iodine Therapy at Cairo University Hospitals /
تقييم معرفة واحتياجات ومشكلات المرضى المعالجين باليود المشع بمستشفيات جامعة القاهرة
Hanan Saber Abdelfattah Abdelgayed ; Supervised Suzan Atteya Abdalsayed , Hanan Ahmed Elsebaee ,Amr Mohammed Amin
- Cairo : Hanan Saber Abdelfattah Abdelgayed , 2013
- 83 Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Nursing - Department of Surgical Nursing
Thyroid gland is a unique organ, has a natural avidity for iodine that isnt manifested in any other tissue of the body. Indeed, oral administration of I131 has been a commonly accepted procedure for treatment of benign and malignant conditions of the thyroid since the 1940s. Patients who will receive radioactive iodine RAI therapy should be provided by comprehensive information about it, to overcome their misconceptions, problems and needs