The nurse is caring for an adolescent with anorexia nervosa. What pituitary dysfunction should the nurse assess for in the adolescent?
a. Hypopituitarism
b. Pituitary hyperfunction
c. Hyperplasia of the pituitary cells
d. Overproduction of the anterior pituitary hormones
ANS: A
Anorexia nervosa can cause hypopituitarism. It does not cause the hyperfunction of the pituitary, hyperplasia of the pituitary cells, or overproduction of the anterior pituitary hormones.
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