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lb_gilbert

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A 9-year-old boy's mother is anxious about the fact that he will soon begin treatment for worms using mebendazole. The mother asks the nurse about the way in which the drug will eradicate her son's parasitic worms.
 
  How should the nurse best respond to the mother? A) Mebendazole will stop the worms from being able to reproduce.
  B) Mebendazole robs the worms of the glucose they need to survive.
  C) This drug will prompt your son's body to expel the worms.
  D) This drug causes the cells in each worm's body to burst.

Question 2

A woman who has been prescribed high doses of anabolic steroids should be instructed on which of the following effects?
 
  A) Masculinization
  B) Immobility of joints
  C) Obesity
  D) Hypotension



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Answer to Question 1

B
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Mebendazole blocks glucose uptake by susceptible helminths. The drug depletes glycogen stores that the worms need for survival and reproduction, resulting in their death.

Answer to Question 2

A



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