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:

Trichromat

An individual who has full color vision, resulting from the normal functioning of all three types of cone cells in the retina, enabling the perception of all colors.

Color Spectrum

The range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation, visible to the human eye as different colors.

See Colors

The perceptual experience of different wavelengths of light, interpreted by the visual system as colors.

Lens Adjusts

The process by which the lens of the eye changes its shape to focus light on the retina for clear vision at various distances.