A pediatric endocrinology nurse evaluates a 13-year-old clie…

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A pediаtric endоcrinоlоgy nurse evаluаtes a 13-year-old client diagnosed with panhypopituitarism who presents with short stature, dry coarse skin, constipation, somnolence, and delayed dentition. The client also reports cold intolerance and decreased exercise tolerance. The provider suspects that deficiency of one pituitary hormone is primarily responsible for the majority of these clinical manifestations.Which hormone deficiency most directly explains this constellation of findings?