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Themember4

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on: Jul 23, 2018
The nurse is caring for a male teen patient who has been receiving androgen therapy. What diagnostic testing would be needed approximately every 6 months to monitor this patient?
 
  a. X-ray films of the hands and wrists
  b. Complete blood count (CBC) for anemia
  c. Urinalysis for ketones
  d. Male pattern baldness

Question 2

Antiseptics that may be safely used to cleanse the skin include which of the following? Choose all that apply.
 
  a. chlorhexidine gluconate
  b. formaldehyde
  c. hydrogen peroxide
  d. benzalkonium chloride
  e. phenolic compounds of 5 or more


Edwyer

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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X-ray films of the hands and wrists would be necessary for this patient, because androgen thera-py accelerates epiphyseal closure.
Anemia is not an expected adverse effect of androgen therapy.
Ketones in the urine are not an expected effect of this medication.
Male pattern baldness is not a typical finding associated with androgen therapy in a young teen patient.

Answer to Question 2

a, c, d


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