A patient diagnosed with a pituitary adenoma has arrived on the neurologic unit. When planning the patient's care, the nurse should be aware that the effects of the tumor will primarily depend on what variable?
A) Whether the tumor utilizes aerobic or anaerobic respiration
B) The specific hormones secreted by the tumor
C) The patient's pre-existing health status
D) Whether the tumor is primary or the result of metastasis
Ans: B
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Functioning pituitary tumors can produce one or more hormones normally produced by the anterior pituitary and the effects of the tumor depend largely on the identity of these hormones. This variable is more significant than the patient's health status or whether the tumor is primary versus secondary. Anaerobic and aerobic respiration is not relevant.
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