MSN-FNP ENDOCRINE DISORDERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE RATIONALES SOLUTION A+

MSN-FNP ENDOCRINE DISORDERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE RATIONALES SOLUTION A+ An adolescent male presents to your clinic for a well-child check. He has some new minimal coarse pigmented hair at the base of his penis. You note enlargement of his testes and scrotum as well as scrotal skin reddening and changes in texture. Which Tanner Stage is he in? A. Tanner Stage I B. Tanner Stage II C. Tanner Stage III D. Tanner Stage IV - ANS-B. Tanner Stage II Explanation: Tanner Stage II is characterized by: 1. Hight increases at basal rate of 5-6 cm/yr 2. Testes are 4 ml or with a long axis of 2.5 to 3.2 cm. 3. Pubic hair: minimal, coarse, pigmented hair at base of penis 4. Penis stage is earliest increased length and width. A 34 yo female mother of 3 reports c/o restlessness, agitation, palpitations, sweating, and intentional weight loss of 8lbs. Labs reveal low levels of TSH and an increase in radioactive iodine uptake. A diagnosis of Graves' disease is made, and possible treatment options are discussed. If the patient chooses radioactive iodine therapy, what is a possible long-term complication?... CONTINUES....