The client is very distraught that her 12-year-old son is of very short stature. What is the best plan by the nurse?
1. Tell the client that treatment with growth hormone might result in acromegaly.
2. Tell the client that treatment for short stature is too expensive for many to afford.
3. Tell the client that treatment with growth hormone might help, and refer her to an endocrinologist.
4. Tell the client that treatment with growth hormone can add 6 inches of height to her son.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Acromegaly is the result of too much growth hormone in adults.
Rationale 2: Treatment with growth hormone is very expensive, but it is up to the client to decide whether or not to pursue treatment.
Rationale 3: Clients should be referred to endocrinologists to discuss the uses of this hormone.
Rationale 4: In order to achieve this much additional growth, treatment would have to be started very early in life, not at age 12.
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