A 17-year-old boy has been admitted to the emergency department after suffering a knee sprain during a football practice
The nurse notes that the patient has exceptional muscle mass, and the boy quietly admits that this is mostly attributable to the use of steroids, which he obtains from a teammate. What should the nurse teach the boy about anabolic steroid abuse? A) The ability of anabolic steroids to build muscle is greatly exaggerated in the media.
B) Anabolic steroids are universally dangerous but are especially harmful to adolescents.
C) The muscle mass resulting from steroid use will atrophy unless doses are continually increased.
D) Anabolic steroids will reduce the boy's ability to perform weight-bearing exercise later in life.
B
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Although steroids have a reputation for being dangerous to adult athletes, such as body builders and football players, they are considered even more dangerous for teens because teens are still growing. These drugs do not necessarily require increasing doses to be effective. They carry numerous health consequences later in life, but reduced weight bearing is not among the most common consequences.
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