A Patient with Several Adult-Onset Endocrine Disorders Is Concerned That

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient with several adult-onset endocrine disorders is concerned that his children may develop similar problems as they grow older. Which information should the nurse provide?. Select all that apply.

• A) "Endocrine disorders are not known to be genetically transmitted."
• B) "The tendency toward development of some endocrine disorders seems to cluster in families."
• C) "It is too late to worry about that now, so we just need to be certain your children are well taken care of as adults."
• D) "The current thinking is that it takes both a genetic tendency and environmental influences to cause some endocrine disorders."
• E) "Some of these disorders seem to be autoimmune in nature, so genetics is not a factor."

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