Chapter 46- Male and Female Hormones

Ford Roach's Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 9th Edition by Susan M. Ford

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Chapter 46- Male and Female Hormones

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. From puberty onward, androgens continue to aid in the development and maintenance of secondary sex characteristics that include which of the following? Select all that apply:
  A) Body fat distribution
  B) Muscle development
  C) Epiphyseal growth
  D) Glucose metabolism
  E) Body hair

 

2. Which of the following drugs inhibit the conversion of testosterone into 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which results in a decrease in prostate gland size and are useful in the treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy? Select all that apply:
  A) Terazosin (Hytrin)
  B) Finasteride (Proscar)
  C) Methyltestosterone (Testred)
  D) Dutasteride (Avodart)
  E) Doxazosin (Cardura)

 

3. A nurse may be asked to administer androgen drugs to clients with which of the following medical conditions? Select all that apply:
  A) Anemia of renal insufficiency
  B) Hypogonadism
  C) Postmenopausal metastatic breast carcinoma
  D) Male pattern baldness
  E) Benign prostatic hypertrophy

 

4. A nurse should advise a client beginning therapy with testosterone (Androderm) of which of the following adverse effects? Select all that apply:
  A) Impotence
  B) Fluid retention
  C) Male pattern baldness
  D) Somnolence
  E) Mania

 

5. A physician orders oxymetholone (Anadrol-50) 2.5 mg/kg/day for a client with anemia of renal insufficiency. The client weighs 147 lb. If oxymetholone (Anadrol-50) is available in a 50 mg tablet, how many tablets should the nurse administer to the client daily?

Answer Key

 

1. A, B, E
2. B, D
3. B, C
4. A, B, C
5. 3.5 tablets

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