A child will start treatment for precocious puberty. The nurse recognizes that this will involve the injection of which synthetic medication?
a. Thyrotropin
b. Gonadotropins
c. Somatotropic hormone
d. Luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone
ANS: D
Precocious puberty of central origin is treated with monthly subcutaneous injections of luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone. Thyrotropin, gonadotropins, and somatotropic hormone are not the appropriate therapies for precocious puberty.
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