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Menopause
Menopause
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
09/25/2014

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Term
Menopause
Definition
Permanent cessation of menstrual flow.

Just one event occurring over months when ovarian function & hormone production declines.

Decreasing levels of estrogen and progesterone result in many of the classic symptoms.

Labs: FSH and LH levels rise with menopause

This transitional phase is known as climacteric
Term
Menopause (Symptoms)
Definition
Vasomotor symptoms “hot flashes” r/t low levels of estrogen and increased levels of LH

Sleep disturbances

Urogenital Atrophy leading to vaginal thinning, incontinence (urge and stress), cystocele and rectoceles

Osteoporosis

Hair loss and hair growth
Term
Menopause (Nursing Diagnoses)
Definition
Alt in thermoregulation

Alteration in Comfort

Trauma, Risk for r/t bone loss

Sleep Pattern Disturbance

Altered Urinary Elimination

Knowledge Deficit
Term
Menopause (Management)
Definition
Hormone Replacement Therapy “HRT”

Heart, Estrogen, Progestin Replacement Study “HERS”

Women’s Health Initiative Study “WHI”

Herbal remedies

Alternative approaches
Term
Best Candidate for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Definition
Younger (Short term)
Osteoporosis

Contraindicated:
Smokers
Hx of breast Cancer
Diabetes
Patients who are @ risk for clots.

Dosing and Administration recommendations for estrogen and progesterone
Term
Menopause (Diagnoses)
Definition
Labs: FSH and LH levels rise with menopause
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