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Jane is a 25-year-old female with Cushing's disease and recently diagnosed accelerated bone loss.
1) Jane is a 25-year-old female with Cushing's disease and recently diagnosed accelerated bone loss. She has normal estrogen, FSH and progesterone levels. What would be the most likely cause of her rapid bone loss?
Please select the single best answer
| Increased Glucocorticoids | |
| Decreased Glucocorticoids | |
| Early menopause | |
| Decreased Vitamin D |
2) Select all that would apply to Cushing'Syndrome.
increased sodium | |
decreased sodium | |
increased potassium | |
decreased potassium | |
increased chloride | |
decreased chloride | |
increased magnesium | |
decreased magnesium |
3) Select all of the following that correctly apply to a patient with untreated iron deficiency.
increased TIBC | |
decreased TIBC | |
decreased serum iron | |
increased serum iron |
increased serum ferritin | |
decreased serum ferritin |
4) Select all of the following that apply to a patient experiencing dehydration due to a decrease in fluid intake.
increased sodium | |
decreased sodium | |
slightly decreased albumin | |
slightly increased albumin | |
increased urine output | |
decreased urine output |
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1. Increased glucocorticoids :-
Due to Cushing syndrome , there is increased level of glucocorticoids and it leads bone loss.
2.
* Increased sodium
* Decreased potassium
* Decreased chloride
* Decreased magnesium
3.
* Increased TIBC
* Decreased serum iron
* Decreased serum ferritin
4.
* Increased sodium
* Slightly increased albumin
* Decreased urine output.
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