The Nurse Is Aware That the Large Flattened Features of the Patient

question 3

Multiple Choice

The nurse is aware that the large flattened features of the patient with acromegaly are caused by an excess of:

• A) Prolactin
• B) Growth hormone
• C) Thyroid-stimulating hormone
• D) Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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Definitions:

Mean

In statistics, it refers to the average value in a data set, calculated by summing all the numbers and dividing by the count of these numbers.

IQR

Short for Interquartile Range, it measures the middle 50% of data points in a dataset, offering a glimpse into data spread.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of data.

Median

The median is the value that lies at the center of a dataset when it is organized in ascending or descending order, splitting the set into two equal parts.