Which Result from the Diagnostic Testing with Cosyntropin (Cortrosyn) for Adrenocortical

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which result from the diagnostic testing with cosyntropin (Cortrosyn) for adrenocortical insufficiency indicates secondary adrenocortical insufficiency has occurred?

• A) The client's plasma level of cortisol rises following the injection.
• B) The client has carpal spasms following injection.
• C) The client's urine cortisol fails to rise following the injection.
• D) The client experiences flushing following the injection.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A point on the scale of a statistical distribution that is used to determine the boundary for rejecting the null hypothesis in hypothesis testing.

One-sample T-test

A statistical test used to compare the mean of a single sample to a known average or standard value.

Parametric Counterpart

Refers to statistical tests or models that assume a certain distribution shape for the underlying data, as opposed to non-parametric methods which do not.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A nonparametric test used to determine if there are statistically significant differences between two or more groups of an independent variable on a continuous or ordinal dependent variable.