Scenario 3
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This patient, and many of the others standing in the ambulatory lines for radiological screening and/or decontamination, are requesting potassium iodide (KI) administration. KI is most beneficial when:
Administered to patients over the age of 50.
Used specifically to treat victims contaminated by a RDD explosion.
Contraindications such as pregnancy are considered.
Administered to patients with thyroid disease.
None of the above.