The nurse instructs a client taking oral combination ...

[Marty]

The nurse instructs a client taking oral combination contraceptives to have periodic serum liver function studies done and to report symptoms of liver dysfunction, including:
 
  Standard Text: Select all that apply.
  1. abdominal pain.
  2. yellowing of the skin.
  3. clay-colored stools.
  4. darkened urine.
  5. constipation.

Question 2

A client with a low sperm count asks the nurse to explain the disorder. The nurse responds that follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) regulates:
 
  1. perm production.
  2. male progesterone.
  3. male estrogen.
  4. corticosteroid production.

[Brenm]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: Abdominal pain could indicate gallbladder disease.
Rationale 2: Yellowing of the skin could indicate liver dysfunction.
Rationale 3: Clay-colored stools could indicate gallbladder disease.
Rationale 4: Darkened urine could indicate liver dysfunction.
Rationale 5: Constipation does not need to be reported when taking this medication.
Global Rationale: All of these findings, except constipation, are associated with liver disease.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) regulates sperm production in men.
Rationale 2: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) does not regulate progesterone in men.
Rationale 3: There is not a male form of estrogen.
Rationale 4: FSH does not stimulate corticosteroid production.
Global Rationale: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) regulates sperm production in men. It is not regulate male progesterone production. There is not a male form of estrogen and FSH does not stimulate corticosteroid production.

[Marty]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Kedrick2014]

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