A nurse evaluates laboratory results for a male client who reports fluid secretion from his breasts. Which hormone value should the nurse assess first?
a. Posterior pituitary hormones
b. Adrenal medulla hormones
c. Anterior pituitary hormones
d. Parathyroid hormone
ANS: C
Breast fluid and milk production are induced by the presence of prolactin, secreted from the anterior pituitary gland. The other hormones would not cause fluid secretion from the client's breast.
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