Author Question: A female patient in menopause asks why estrogen levels change during and after menopause. What ... (Read 79 times)

jeatrice · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A female patient in menopause asks why estrogen levels change during and after menopause. What should the nurse explain about estrogen in a postmenopausal woman?

A) Conversion of androstenedione to estrone occurs in the skin and fatty tissue
B) Secretion of estradiol and complementary progesterone from the adrenal glands
C) Synthesis by the ovarian follicles in response to gonadotropic hormone stimulation
D) Coenzyme action in the parathyroid gland prompted by stimulation from the thyroid

Question 2

The patient has COPD. To teach him pursed-lip breathing, the nurse should instruct him to inhale slowly through his

a. mouth, then exhale quickly through pursed lips.
b. nose, then exhale more slowly through pursed lips.
c. mouth, then make his exhalation last three times as long as his inhalation.
d. nose, making his inhalation last three times as long as his exhalation.

Heffejeff · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
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When the ovaries decline in function, most estrogen is obtained through the conversion of androstenedione to estrone in the skin and adipose tissue. The other choices do not explain the hormone estrogen in the postmenopausal patient.

Answer to Question 2

B
The nurse should instruct the patient and family on effective breathing techniques (such as pursed-lip breathing) and relaxation exercises for anxiety control. The patient should inhale through the nose and exhale through pursed lips. The exhalation should be 2 3 times longer than the inhalation.