List the main uses of sex hormones in drug therapy.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Estrogen replaces female hormones after menopause or after a total hysterectomy. It is also used to treat osteoporosis and amenorrhea. Progesterone is used for abnormal bleeding, endometriosis, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea. Testosterone is used in replacement therapy for men when the testes are not producing enough hormone for sexual activity. It also relieves symptoms of breast cancer, promotes building of body tissues, and reverses tissue wasting after a variety of conditions.
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1. mild depression. 2. severe depression. 3. moderate depression. 4. a normal emotional state.
The nurse updates the nursing care plan for a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who is uniquely prone to depression because:
1. nutritional intake is poor. 2. intellectual capacity is not affected. 3. mobility is limited. 4. communication is altered.
The nursing care plan requires the nurse to ambulate the patient twice daily. The phase of the nursing process in which the nurse is participating is
a. assessment. b. planning. c. implementation. d. evaluation.