The nurse is caring for an 8-year-old girl with hyperpituitarism. What ordered treatment will the nurse expect to perform?
A) Give desmopressin acetate intranasally
B) Inject octreotide acetate
C) Give 1 mg/kg/day of methimazole
D) Administer glipizide orally
Ans: B
The nurse would give the child a subcutaneous injection of octreotide acetate every 12 hours as directed. Desmopressin is a synthetic antidiuretic hormone used to treat diabetes insipidus. Methimazole is an antithyroid drug used to treat hyperthyroidism. Glipizide is a hypoglycemic drug that assists insulin production in children with diabetes mellitus type 2.
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