A 15-year-old female presents with breast discharge,dysmenorrhea,and excessive excitability.Tests reveal that all her pituitary hormones are elevated.What does the nurse suspect as the most likely cause for these assessment findings?

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Hormonal effects of pituitary adenomas include hypersecretion from the adenoma,itself,and hyposecretion from surrounding pituitary cells; in this case prolactin would be elevated with the manifestation of menstrual irregularities and secretion from the breast.
These symptoms are indicative of hypersecretion,not hyposecretion.
These symptoms are indicative of hypersecretion,not hypothalamic inflammation,which would lead to hyposecretion.
Pheochromocytoma is a tumor of the adrenal gland and would be manifested by elevated blood pressure.

A 15-Year-Old Female Presents with Breast Discharge,dysmenorrhea,and Excessive Excitability