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Charlie

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The adolescent female who is receiving chemotherapy for cancer will be advised by the nurse of which of the following?
 
  a. to advise any sexual partners not to use condoms during intercourse
  b. to use pads instead of tampons during menstruation
  c. that females have a greater chance of becoming sterile than their male counterparts
  d. that females will have a normal pubertal development

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Routine physical examinations on children include height, weight, vital signs, physical examination, vision and hearing screening, diet assessment, screening for alcohol and other drug use, and screening for which of the following?
 
  a. scoliosis c. myasthenia gravis
  b. sickle-cell anemia d. parasites



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Answer to Question 1

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A Incorrect. The adolescent female who is receiving chemotherapy for cancer will be advised by the nurse to advise any sexual partners to use condoms during intercourse to reduce the risk of infection and pregnancy.
B Correct. The adolescent female who is receiving chemotherapy for cancer will be advised by the nurse to use pads instead of tampons during menstruation to reduce the risk of infection or trauma.
C Incorrect. Males have a greater chance of becoming sterile than their female counterparts especially with the use of alkylating agents which have a dramatic effect on spermatogenesis.
D Incorrect. Females will not necessarily have a normal pubertal development. Prepubertal girls may have delayed pubertal development, and girls who have already started menstruating may develop oligomenorrhea (abnormally light or reduction in menstruation), amenorrhea, excessive bleeding, or menopausal symptoms.

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A Correct: Routine physical examinations on children include all of the above including screening for scoliosis.
B Incorrect: Routine physical examinations on children include all of the above, but not screening for sickle-cell anemia.
C Incorrect: Routine physical examinations on children include all of the above, but not screening for myasthenia gravis.
D Incorrect: Routine physical examinations on children include all of the above, but not screening for parasites.




Charlie

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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