INPATIENT/ ER/ CLINIC/ OTHER - clinic
PATIENT PROFILE - 59 yo male with 2 month hx of back pain, not relieved with over-the-counter pain relievers. Pain worse at night and interferes with sleep, tenderness at lumbar vertebrae, digital rectal exam reveals enlarged and firm prostate.
Rx - you start him on leuprolide
QUESTION - which of the following changes in testosterone(T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels are most likely to occur?
A no change
B discordant decrease in DHT levels
C steady decrease in T and DHT
D first discordant increase, then discordant decrease in DHT level
E first concordant increase , then concordant decrease in T and DHT levels
please expalin your answer too
PATIENT PROFILE - 59 yo male with 2 month hx of back pain, not relieved with over-the-counter pain relievers. Pain worse at night and interferes with sleep, tenderness at lumbar vertebrae, digital rectal exam reveals enlarged and firm prostate.
Rx - you start him on leuprolide
QUESTION - which of the following changes in testosterone(T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels are most likely to occur?
A no change
B discordant decrease in DHT levels
C steady decrease in T and DHT
D first discordant increase, then discordant decrease in DHT level
E first concordant increase , then concordant decrease in T and DHT levels
please expalin your answer too