Author Question: The nurse is caring for an adolescent boy who is suspected of taking supplemental testosterone to ... (Read 40 times)

awywial · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is caring for an adolescent boy who is suspected of taking supplemental testosterone to improve his performance as a wrestler. What assessment findings would support this suspicion? (Select all that apply.)

A) Excessive hair growth on face and body
B) Enlarged muscular development
C) Reduced hematocrit levels
D) Growth of testes and scrotal sac
E) Increased thickening of the skin

Question 2

A patient presents at the emergency department with respiratory depression and excessive sedation.

The family tells the nurse that the patient has been taking medication throughout the evening and gives the nurse an almost empty bottle of benzodiazepines. What other adverse effects would the nurse assess this patient for? A) Seizures
B) Tachycardia
C) Headache
D) Coma

mk6555 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Testosterone is responsible for hair growth on the body and face, muscle development, increased hematocrit levels, growth of testes and scrotal sac, and increased thickening of the skin. Option C is a distracter.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
Toxic effects of benzodiazepines include excessive sedation, respiratory depression, and coma. Flumazenil (Anexate) is a specific antidote that competes with benzodiazepines for benzodiazepine receptors and reverses toxicity. Seizures, tachycardia, and headache would not normally be associated with benzodiazepine toxicity.