Hypersecretion of Cortisol, Resulting in Moon Face, Obesity, Osteoporosis, and Kidney

question 103

Multiple Choice

Hypersecretion of cortisol, resulting in moon face, obesity, osteoporosis, and kidney stones, is termed:

• A)Addison disease.
• B)Cushing syndrome.
• C)Hodgkin disease.
• D)celiac disease.
• E)Crohn disease.

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Definitions:

Open Reduction

A surgical procedure to realign broken bones or fragments, often followed by internal fixation to hold the bones in place.

Surgical Procedure

A medical operation involving an incision with instruments, performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body.

Involved Fractures

Fractures where the bone is broken in multiple places or is associated with other injuries or complications.

Cervical

Pertain to the neck or the cervix, the lower, narrow part of the uterus.