A Patient Is Suspected of Having a Pituitary Tumor Causing

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient is suspected of having a pituitary tumor causing panhypopituitarism. During assessment of the patient, the nurse would expect to find

• A) high blood pressure.
• B) elevated blood glucose.
• C) tachycardia and cardiac palpitations.
• D) changes in secondary sex characteristics.

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Definitions:

Aggression

Behavior aimed at causing harm, pain, or distress to another, either physically or psychologically, often motivated by hostility.

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept reality or facts, thereby blocking external events from awareness.

Rationalization

A psychological strategy where debatable actions or emotions are rationalized in an apparent logical way to evade the actual reason behind them.

Projection

A defense mechanism whereby individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or attributes onto others.