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beccaep

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A nurse is teaching a group of patients about weight management options. One patient asks why many potential new drugs for long-term use in weight loss are not available. Which response by the nurse is correct?
 
  a. Although some drugs have shown benefits, these benefits do not outweigh the risks.
  b. None of these drugs have shown significant weight loss when compared with placebo.
  c. The abuse potential of most of these drugs is generally too high to warrant their use.
  d. The side effects of most of these drugs are too uncomfortable to maintain compliance.

Question 2

A nurse is teaching a nursing student about the use of leptin for treating obesity. Which statement by the student indicates understanding of the teaching?
 
  a. Daily injections of leptin appear to stimulate weight loss in the majority of people who use it.
  b. Leptin acts to reduce appetite in patients who are known to be leptin deficient.
  c. Obese patients are almost always leptin deficient and would benefit from this therapy.
  d. Young patients receiving leptin to treat obesity will experience delayed puberty.


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

ANS: A
Several new drugs have shown promise in promoting weight loss, but they are not on the market because the benefits are not significant enough to offset possible risks. A few of these drugs have a high abuse potential, but most have a low abuse potential. Side effects of these drugs that affect comfort have been minor for the most part.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Leptin is useful in patients who are leptin deficient but is not useful in patients who are not. Most obese people are not leptin deficient; they generally have high leptin levels and may be leptin resistant. Leptin has no effect in these patients. Leptin stimulates sexual development.


beccaep

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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