What criteria can the nurse use to describe all hormones? A) ...

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What criteria can the nurse use to describe all hormones?
 
  A) They are produced in very large amounts.
  B) They circulate until they are used by receptor cells.
  C) They are secreted directly into the tissue where they react.
  D) They travel in the blood to specific receptor sites.

Question 2

A young man asks the nurse about the goal of the cancer therapy his mother is receiving. What is the nurse's best response?
 
  A) The goal is to limit the cancer cells so the immune system can respond without causing too much toxicity to your mother.
  B) The goal is to kill the cancer cells as quickly as possible before they can spread so your mother will be well again.
  C) The goal is to control the speed at which new cancer cells grow so the medication has a better chance to work.
  D) The goal is to keep the cancer cells from spreading all over your mother's body and choose the drug with the fewest adverse effects.

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Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Hormones are chemicals that are produced in the body and meet specific criteria. All hormones are produced in very small amounts and are secreted directly into the bloodstream. They travel in the blood to specific receptor sites throughout the body and are immediately broken down.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
The goal of cancer therapy, much like that of anti-infective therapy, is to limit the offending cells to the degree that the immune system can then respond without causing too much toxicity to the host. Therefore, options B, C, and D are not correct.

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