Author Question: A 16-year-old boy who is taking somatropin comes into the office because he had an asthma attack ... (Read 56 times)

tichca · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A 16-year-old boy who is taking somatropin

comes into the office because he had an asthma attack during a race at school. Because of this new development, the nurse expects which intervention to occur next?
a. He will need to stop participating in school physical education classes.
b. The somatropin must be discontinued immediately.
c. The somatropin dosage may be adjusted.
d. His growth will be documented and monitored for changes.

Question 2

A patient who is severely anemic also has

acute heart failure with severe edema due to fluid overload. The prescriber wants to raise the patient's hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. The nurse anticipates that the patient will receive which blood product?
a. Fresh frozen plasma
b. Albumin
c. Packed red blood cells (PRBCs)
d. Whole blood