A 69-year-old man is prescribed testosterone. The patient is found to have hypertension and a history of congestive failure after assessment by the nurse. What is this patient at increased risk for?
A) Fluid retention
B) Impotence
C) Liver failure
D) Kidney failure
A
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Older adults often have hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders that may be aggravated by sodium and water retention associated with androgens and anabolic steroids. Testosterone would not increase the risk of impotence. Liver and kidney failure could be exacerbated by the drug if they were preexisting conditions but since that is not indicated by the question, this would be a lower risk than fluid retention.
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