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Abrams' clinical drug therapy : rationales for nursing practice

Geralyn Frandsen; Sandra Smith Pennington; Anne Collins Abrams

Chapter 41

Drug Therapy for Pituitary and Hypothalamic Dysfunction - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

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Problem 1

A pediatrician diagnoses a 1-year-old girl with growth hormone deficiency. To treat the condition, the physician prescribes somatropin $0.06 \mathrm{mg} / \mathrm{kg}$ intramuscularly three times per week. The girl weighs 22 pounds.
- What amount of somatropin should the child receive?
- What is the action of somatropin?
- What should the nurse teach the mother about the medication?

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