A Child with Hypopituitarism Is Being Started on Growth Hormone

question 14

Multiple Choice

A child with hypopituitarism is being started on growth hormone (GH) therapy.Nursing considerations should be based on which knowledge?

• A) Therapy is most successful if it is started during adolescence.
• B) Replacement therapy requires daily subcutaneous injections.
• C) Hormonal supplementation will be required throughout child's lifetime.
• D) Treatment is considered successful if children attain full stature by adolescence.

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Definitions:

KCl

Potassium chloride, a metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlorine, used in medicine, food processing, and scientific applications.

Moles

A chemical unit of measure that denotes an amount of substance containing approximately 6.022 x 10^23 particles.

Water

A chemical compound with the formula H2O, consisting of two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom, essential for most forms of life.

Moles

A unit of measurement used in chemistry to express amounts of a chemical substance, defined as the amount containing exactly 6.02214076×10²³ particles.