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A 26-year-old woman's gradual development of a moon face, coupled with protracted weight gain, has caused the nurse practitioner to suspect the possibility of Cushing's disease.
 
  When explaining this health problem to the patient, how should the nurse describe it? A) Cushing's disease happens when your pituitary gland doesn't stimulate your other glands enough.
  B) Cushing's disease is a result of an overproduction of steroid hormones by your kidneys.
  C) Cushing's disease most often happens when people are taking corticosteroid medications and stop them abruptly.
  D) Cushing's disease often results from a growth on your kidney that causes inadequate production of steroids.

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A patient suffers from wheezing related to asthma. Which of the following medications will increase the bronchi of the lung?
 
  A) Bronchodilators
  B) Anti-inflammatory agents
  C) Antihypertensive agents
  D) Antineoplastic agents


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courtney_bruh

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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The cause of Cushing's disease is adrenocortical excess. Cessation of exogenous steroids can precipitate addisonian crisis. Dysfunction of pituitary gland is an atypical cause. Tumors may cause overproduction, not underproduction, of corticosteroids.

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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