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q15
sudha2015 - 01-16-11 10:34
A 46-year-old woman is hospitalized for agitation, restlessness, and poor sleep. She has been complaining of headaches recently and has gained 14 pounds over four months. She denies any illicit drug use, pain, or recent illnesses. Her blood pressure is 162/114 and her heart rate is 90/min. Her laboratory findings are the following:
Sodium 142 mEq/L
Potassium 3.2 mEq/L
Chloride 98 mEq/L
Bicarbonate 26 mEq/L
BUN 12 m/dL
Creatinine 0.9 mg/dL
Glucose 205 mg/dL
Calcium 9.4 mg/dL
Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient’s hypertension
1. A. Adrenal cortical disease
2. B. Adrenal medullary disease
3. C. Hypothyroidism
4. D. Renal parenchymal disease
5. E. Renal vascular stenosis
sudha2015 - 01-16-11 10:34
A 46-year-old woman is hospitalized for agitation, restlessness, and poor sleep. She has been complaining of headaches recently and has gained 14 pounds over four months. She denies any illicit drug use, pain, or recent illnesses. Her blood pressure is 162/114 and her heart rate is 90/min. Her laboratory findings are the following:
Sodium 142 mEq/L
Potassium 3.2 mEq/L
Chloride 98 mEq/L
Bicarbonate 26 mEq/L
BUN 12 m/dL
Creatinine 0.9 mg/dL
Glucose 205 mg/dL
Calcium 9.4 mg/dL
Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient’s hypertension
1. A. Adrenal cortical disease
2. B. Adrenal medullary disease
3. C. Hypothyroidism
4. D. Renal parenchymal disease
5. E. Renal vascular stenosis
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Re: q15
sudha2015 - 01-17-11 10:12 6-year-old woman is hospitalized for agitation, restlessness, and poor sleep headaches recently and has gained 14 pounds over four months.Her blood pressure is 162/114 and her heart rate is 90/min.
the most likely cause of this patient’s hypertension Adrenal cortical disease
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Re: q15 babbu5508 - 02-02-11 02:51 Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient’s hypertension ...........
1. A. Adrenal cortical disease.....hyperaldosteronism
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