The primary reason that some women who have malignant breast cancer may also require an oophorectomy later is to:
A) remove the sources of estrogen, thereby retarding the spread of the tumor
B) prevent or minimize the client's stress reaction to the diagnosis of breast cancer
C) prevent the client from having a menstrual cycle, which would add to her anemia
D) remove the primary sites to which metastasis usually occurs
A
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The patient has not had a hysterectomy, has a slightly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and has mild osteopenia. The nurse will tell her that the progestin is necessary to: a. decrease her risk of endometrial cancer. b. increase bone resorption to prevent frac-tures. c. lower her risk of myocardial infarction (MI). d. prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
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A) bleeding. B) cough. C) fever. D) pain.
A patient with high-risk factors for tuberculosis will begin therapy for latent TB with isoniazid and rifampin. The nurse learns that this patient takes oral contraceptives. The nurse will counsel this patient to discuss ____ with her provider
a. another birth control method b. reducing the rifampin dose c. reducing the isoniazid dose d. increasing the oral contraceptive dose