When growth hormone is used in children with a documented deficiency, how long should treatment continue? You may select more than one answer
a. For life
b. Until a satisfactory adult height is achieved
c. Until 2 years after epiphyseal closure
d. Until serum growth hormone levels have been normal for 12 consecutive months
e. Until epiphyseal closure occurs
b,
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1. offering hope. 2. confrontation. 3. making a suggestion. 4. sharing a perception.
A patient and her husband have contacted their physician about fertility problems. At the initial visit, the nurse instructs them about the infertility workup
Which statement by the patient would indicate that the instructions have been successful? 1. "The first test that we need to schedule is a semen analysis." 2. "We need to schedule the Huhner test first." 3. "We need to schedule an appointment with the social worker in order to adopt." 4. "We need to schedule an appointment with a marriage counselor."
The nurse is caring for a premature infant who is receiving an infusion of a substance in an attempt to close a patent ductus arteriosus. The nurse will explain to the mother that this substance is:
a. indomethacin, which inhibits the synthesis of prostaglandin, the substance that maintains the patency of the ductus arteriosus b. a hypertonic saline solution that will draw the ductus into closure c. a cardiac stimulant, which increases the firing in the Purkinje fibers, thus causing a greater force for closing the ductus arteriosus d. an estrogen product, which will build up the tissue in the ductus arteriosus and cause an eventual closure
An ulcer caused by H. pylori can be successfully treated with which classification of drugs?
1. Antacids 2. Proton-pump inhibitors 3. H2-receptor blockers 4. Antibiotics