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A 16-Year-Old Boy Who Is Taking Somatropin (Humatrope)has a Growth

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A 16-year-old boy who is taking somatropin (Humatrope) has a growth on the back of his hand.When the nurse asks him about it,he says that he has had it several weeks,but it has recently started to get bigger.What should be the next intervention?


A) The growth should be tested.
B) The somatropin dosage should be increased.
C) The somatropin should be stopped immediately.
D) The growth should be documented and monitored for changes.

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