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magmichele12 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

After hearing daunting reports from her slightly older coworkers and friends, a 44-year-old woman has a number of questions for her physician about what to expect during perimenopause and why.

Which of the following teaching points is most accurate?
A)
The decrease in estrogen and most other hormones in your body do cause a lot of instability for most women around menopause.
B)
Hot flashes are a reality for most women in menopause, and the exact cause of them isn't known yet.
C)
The emotional swings that often accompany menopause result from changes to the limbic center in the brain, which governs emotion.
D)
There are a lot of changes to the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems that exist around menopause that ultimately result from estrogen deficiency.

Question 2

A 40-year-old male client with multiple health problems has been diagnosed with a testosterone deficiency.

The nurse knows that which of the following assessment findings would correlate with a testosterone deficiency? Select all that apply.
A)
A high-pitched voice
B)
Long-lasting chronic hip dysplasia
C)
Complaints of multiple upper respiratory infections
D)
A low muscle mass in proportion to his total body weight
E)
Hot flashes and diaphoresis

diesoon · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
B

Feedback:

Hot flashes are a common accompaniment to menopause, and their exact etiology is not known. Menopause is caused by a gradual reduction in ovarian estrogen production, but decreases in other hormones do not commonly occur. Organic brain changes are not a noted component of menopause, and GI and respiratory symptoms are not prevalent.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
A, D

Feedback:

Vulnerability to infection and hip dysplasia would likely not be a manifestation of low testosterone. Low muscle mass, hot flashes and diaphoresis, and a lack of male voice characteristics could develop secondary to testosterone deficiency.