A client calls the physician's office to schedule an appointment because a home pregnancy test was performed and the results were positive
The nurse determines that the home pregnancy test identified the presence of which of the following in the urine? 1. Estrogen
2. Progesterone
3. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
4. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
3
Rationale: In early pregnancy, hCG is produced by trophoblastic cells that surround the devel-oping embryo. This hormone is responsible for positive pregnancy tests. The other options are not hormones found in urine that indicate pregnancy.
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