A female client with inoperable advanced breast cancer is prescribed methyltestosterone. The nurse would be alert for the development of which of the following? Select all that apply
A) Amenorrhea
B) Acne
C) Facial hair growth
D) Somnolence
E) Mania
Ans: A, B, C
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A nurse should advise a female client beginning therapy with methyltestosterone (Testred) for the treatment of inoperable advanced breast carcinoma of the following adverse reactions: amenorrhea, other menstrual irregularities, acne, male-pattern baldness, and virilization (facial hair growth, voice deepening, and clitoromegaly).
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