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Indicate Which Hormone Abnormality Is Responsible for the Symptoms Listed

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Indicate which hormone abnormality is responsible for the symptoms listed.
a.Catecholamine excess
b.Catecholamine deficiency
c.Mineralocorticoid excess
d.Glucocorticoid excess
e.Mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid deficiency
f.Adrenal androgen excess in adult women
g.Adrenal androgen excess in pre-pubertal boys
h.Adrenal androgen excess before birth in female
i.Parathyroid hormone deficiency
j.Parathyroid hormone excess
k.Vitamin D deficiency
l.Vitamin D excess
m.Insulin deficiency
n.Insulin excess
-High blood glucose, muscle weakness and fatigue, "moon-face," and "buffalo hump"


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