A 30-Year-Old Female Visits Her Physician with a Complaint of Excess

question 19

Multiple Choice

A 30-year-old female visits her physician with a complaint of excess facial and body hair,weight gain,and oligomenorrhea.She has read online that her symptoms indicate possible Cushing syndrome.Laboratory values indicate plasma cortisol levels within the reference intervals,elevated estrogen and LH,and decreased FSH.What other disorder might this patient have?

• A) Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
• B) Conn syndrome
• C) Ovarian tumor
• D) Adult onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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Definitions:

Innervation

The supply of nerves to a specific body part, enabling sensation and movement in that area.

Widespread Sweating

The release of sweat from sweat glands across much of the body's surface, typically in response to heat or stress.

Sympathetic

Pertaining to the part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for stress by accelerating the heart rate, among other responses.

Sympathetic Impulses

Nerve impulses transmitted by the sympathetic nervous system, part of the autonomic nervous system that controls the body's responses to stress or emergency situations.