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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.

Nightingale answered 2 years ago
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