A client is prescribed medication after recovering from surgery to treat acromegaly. Which of the following medications would the nurse expect to see prescribed?
1. None
2. Cabergoline (Dostinex) 1 mg PO twice a week
3. Cortisone acetate (Cortone) 100 mg PO three times a day
4. Octreotide (Sandostatin) 20 mg IM every 4 weeks
4
Sandostatin is used for residual growth hormone hypersecretion following surgery. Cortone is used to treat adrenocorticotropic dysfunction, and Dostinex is used to treat hyperprolactinemia.
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1. "I guess you're right; I should start thinking about a divorce." 2. "I feel so depressed all the time. I don't know what to do or who to turn to." 3. "I never thought about her cheating on me before; do you think that's possible?" 4. "I guess we've stayed together all these years because of the children."
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