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Coya19@aol.com · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

For a client to be diagnosed with Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane disease, the nurse realizes that which of the following characteristics must be present? (Select all that apply.)

1. Antiglomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibodies
2. Sinus infection
3. Pulmonary hemorrhage
4. Proliferative glomerulonephritis
5. Increased heart rate
6. Rapidly dropping blood pressure

Question 2

A client is prescribed medication after recovering from surgery to treat acromegaly. Which of the following medications would the nurse expect to see prescribed?

1. None
2. Cabergoline (Dostinex) 1 mg PO twice a week
3. Cortisone acetate (Cortone) 100 mg PO three times a day
4. Octreotide (Sandostatin) 20 mg IM every 4 weeks

jgranad15 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1, 3, 4
Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease must include the three characteristics of proliferative glomerulonephritis, pulmonary hemorrhage, and the presence of anti-GBM antibodies. Sinus infection is an assessment finding of Wegener's granulomatosis. Increased heart rate and rapidly dropping blood pressure are not characteristics of this disorder.

Answer to Question 2

4
Sandostatin is used for residual growth hormone hypersecretion following surgery. Cortone is used to treat adrenocorticotropic dysfunction, and Dostinex is used to treat hyperprolactinemia.