The nurse is caring for a male teen patient who has been receiving androgen therapy. What diagnostic testing would be needed approximately every 6 months to monitor this patient?
a. X-ray films of the hands and wrists
b. Complete blood count (CBC) for anemia
c. Urinalysis for ketones
d. Male pattern baldness
A
X-ray films of the hands and wrists would be necessary for this patient, because androgen thera-py accelerates epiphyseal closure.
Anemia is not an expected adverse effect of androgen therapy.
Ketones in the urine are not an expected effect of this medication.
Male pattern baldness is not a typical finding associated with androgen therapy in a young teen patient.
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