The Patient with Long-Term Asthma Develops Cushing Syndrome

question 16

Multiple Choice

The patient with long-term asthma develops Cushing syndrome.The nurse explains that this condition is probably the result of:

• A) Taking corticosteroids for many years
• B) Abruptly withdrawing cortisone therapy
• C) Lack of ACTH, related to the pituitary gland
• D) Poorly functioning adrenal glands

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Definitions:

Stereotypes

Widely shared beliefs about the characteristic traits, attitudes, and behaviors of members of various social groups (racial, ethnic, or religious), including the assumption that the members of such groups are usually all alike.

Cognitions

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Learned

Acquired knowledge or skills through experience, study, or being taught.

Learning

A relatively permanent change in behavior, knowledge, capability, or attitude that is acquired through experience and cannot be attributed to illness, injury, or maturation.