Precocious Puberty - Leuprolide Acetate/Lupron

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… is used to treat precocious puberty?

  • Leuprolide Acetate

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Trade name for leuprolide acetate is …?

  • Lupron

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Leuprolide acetate is a part of … drug class?

  • Hormones

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ACTION of LEUPROLIDE ACETATE is to decrease … and …, which also decreases … and …?

  • LH and FSH

  • Estrogen and Testosterone

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ACTION of LEUPROLIDE ACETATE is to suppress …?

  • Puberty

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INDICATIONS for LEUPROLIDE ACETATE is …?

  • Precocious puberty

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Precocious puberty is …?

  • Early onset of puberty manifesting with secondary sexual characteristics

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SIDE EFFECTS of PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY are …, …, and …?

  • Altered body image

  • Early closure of epiphyses

  • Short stature

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NURSING IMPLICATIONS of LEUPROLIDE ACETATE is that is suppresses …?

  • Puberty

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Precocious puberty in boys usually starts before … years old?

  • 9 years old

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Precocious puberty in girls usually starts before … years old?

  • 8 years old

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PATIENT EDUCATION for LEUPROLIDE ACETATE is that monthly … until appropriate age for … is reached?

  • SUBQ injections

  • Puberty