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NURS 6531 Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan Final Exam Q & A ______ Disorder in Cushing's is due to excessive ACTH production and ACTH dependent - Pituitary Several conditi... ons can cause Cushing syndrome. What is the most common cause? - Iatrogenic administration of exogenous corticosteroids (predisone) A 46-year-old woman complains of fatigue, weakness, lethargy, decreased concentration and memory, and increased facial hair over the past 12 months. She also reports gaining over 30 pounds (13.6 kg) in the past 2 months. She has a history of asthma with repeated flares during the past 6 months requiring multiple courses of prednisone therapy. A likely diagnosis for this patient is: A. type 2 diabetes. B. Cushing's syndrome. C. Cushing's disease. D. central obesity. Cushing's syndrome results from an excess of: A. luteinizing hormone. B. follicle-stimulating hormone. C. cortisol. D. aldosterone. A first-line approach to treating Cushing's syndrome in a 56-year-old woman who has been taking oral corticosteroids to treat rheumatoid arthritis for the past 2 years is: A. gradually tapering corticosteroid use. B. referral for surgery. C. consideration of radiation therapy. D. prescribing mifepristone. Untreated Cushing's syndrome can lead to all of the following except: A. rheumatoid arthritis. B. hypertension. C. type 2 diabetes. D. osteoporosis. [Show More]

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