_____ measures the rate at which anticoagulated RBCs will fall when allowed to settle in a thin columnar tube

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

a. A pituitary adenoma b. Hypothalamic hyposecretion c. Hypothalamic inflammation d. Pheochromocytoma

An AP thoracic vertebrae projection demonstrating obscured lower thoracic intervertebral disk spaces and distorted vertebral bodies

a. was obtained with the patient's torso rotated. b. was obtained with the patient's legs extended. c. is considered to be optimal for this projection. d. will also demonstrate closed upper thoracic intervertebral disk spaces.