Androgen therapy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WHNP Board Random Exam Review (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A+ Primary Amenorrhea no menstruation by age 14 in absence of secondary sex characteristics, or by 16 regardless of secondary sex characteristic development Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors Low Parity, Early Menarche, Late Menopause, history of breast, colon, or endometrial cancer Gonads should be removed after puberty in a person with androgen insensitivity or resistance syndrome to PR...

UNE Medical Biochemistry Midterm Review Already Graded A A family presents for genetic counseling. The couple has two female children who are alive and well; however, their infant son recently died in the nursery with severe hemolysis (lysis of red blood cells) and jaundice. The wife recalls she lost a brother in infancy with severe hemolysis, induced after a viral infection. The physician suspects a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, this would result in a deficiency in which of the...

NR 508 Week 2 Questions and Answers Already Passed Men who use transdermal testosterone gel (AndroGel) should be advised to avoid: 1. Washing their hands after applying the gel 2. Wearing occlusive clothing while using the gel 3. Exposure to estrogens while using the gel 4. Skin-to-skin contact with pregnant women while using the gel 4. Skin-to-skin contact with pregnant women while using the gel Education when prescribing androgens to male patients includes advising that: 1. Shor...

NR566-Final Exam QUESTIONS AND REVISED CORRECT ANSWERS >> VERIFIED AND ACCURATE FOR GUARANTEED 100% PASS When is it safe and not safe to prescribe Progesterone (Progestin)? - ANSWER : if woman has had a hysterectomy/pregnant side effects of progestin-only oral contraceptives? - ANSWER : more likely to cause irregular/inconsistent bleeding, must be taken at same time every day to be effective Benefits of prescribing medroxyprogesterone acetate - ANSWER : doesn't cause th...

Anti-Androgens - Answer-Finasteride (Propecia) Leuprolide (Eligard, Lupron, Lupron Depot) Spironolactone (Aldactone) Finasteride (Propecia, Proscar) - Answer-blocks conversion of testosterone to dihydrotesterone Used to tx: -BPH -male pattern baldness 3 months of therapy need to see benefits Stopping, reverses effect w/in 12 months Adverse side effects: - Decreased libido -Impotence dutasteride (Avodart) - Answer-5-alpha reductase inhibitor used to tx: BPH Can stay in serum up to ...

WHNP Board Review – Random Exam with Complete Solutions Primary Amenorrhea no menstruation by age 14 in absence of secondary sex characteristics, or by 16 regardless of secondary sex characteristic development Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors Low Parity, Early Menarche, Late Menopause, history of breast, colon, or endometrial cancer Gonads should be removed after puberty in a person with androgen insensitivity or resistance syndrome to PREVENT gonadal malignancies. Gonads should be remove...

NCC WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER (WHNP) BOARD EXAM REVIEW|COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS| UPDATE 2023 SCORED A+ Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors - Low Parity, Early Menarche, Late Menopause, history of breast, colon, or endometrial cancer Gonads should be removed after puberty in a person with androgen insensitivity or resistance syndrome to PREVENT - gonadal malignancies. Gonads should be removed by 16-18 years in people with androgen insensitivity/resistance to reduce risk...

NURS 6521- Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam 2022. Question 1 A nurse educator who coordinates the staff education on an oncology unit is conducting an inservice on targeted therapies. What potential benefit of targeted therapies should the nurse highlight in this education session? Targeted therapies have the potential to damage cancerous cells while leaving normal body cells less affected. Question 2 Alprostadil (Caverject), a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction, has been prescribed...

When is androgen therapy appropriate vs. not needed related to puberty? - Answer a limited course of therapy off label if psychologic pressures of delayed sexual maturation are causing boy significant distress. Common side effects in testosterone therapy - Answer virilization, premature epiphyseal closure, hepatoxicity, effects cholesterol levels, prostate cancer, edema, abuse potential, risk for thromboembolic event may occur.

MN 553 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Your quiz has been submitted successfully. Question 1 4 / 4 points A potentially life-threatening adverse response to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors is angioedema. Which of the following statements is true about this adverse response? Question options: Swelling of the tongue or hoarseness are the most common symptoms. It appears to be related to the decrease in aldosterone production. Presence of a dry, hacky cough indicates a high risk fo...