A patient with acromegaly asks the nurse about treatments for this condition. What will the nurse tell the patient?
a. Drugs are generally used after surgical and radiation therapies have been tried.
b. Drug therapy is easy to administer.
c. Drug therapy is inexpensive.
d. Drug therapy is generally short term.
A
Drugs for acromegaly are generally reserved for patients who do not respond to other therapies or for whom these therapies are not viable options. Drug therapy requires daily subQ injections and is expensive. Drug therapy is indefinite, not short term.
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A major advantage of closed-ended questions is that they:
A) Are easy to construct B) Are analyzed in a straightforward manner C) Encourage in-depth responses D) Are not subject to response biases
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1. surgical incision 2. stage I decubitus ulcer 3. stage III decubitus ulcer 4. cysts
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