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The nurse is providing education about pathophysiology and female hormones. The nurse poses this question: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are products of which structure?
 
  Which response made by one of the students best demonstrates understanding?
  a. Hypothalamus
  b. Anterior pituitary gland
  c. Posterior pituitary gland
  d. Thyroid gland

Question 2

The nurse is talking with a patient about the effectiveness of the medication dose of hormone therapy the patient has been taking. Which of the following would be the best indication that the patient is receiving a sufficient dose of hormone therapy?
 
  a. Reduction in or cessation of hot flashes and night sweats
  b. Increase in urogenital atrophy
  c. Serum lipid profile
  d. Depression screening test



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
FSH and LH are products of the anterior pituitary gland; no further teaching is required.
FSH and LH are not products of the hypothalamus, posterior pituitary gland, or thyroid gland; further teaching is necessary.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The best indication that the patient is receiving a sufficient dose of hormone therapy is a reduction in or cessation of hot flashes and night sweats.
Urogenital atrophy occurs in the absence of estrogen.
Neither a serum lipid profile nor a depression screening test is indicated.





 

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