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What is the most common cause of primary adrenal insufficiency?
What is the most common cause of primary adrenal insufficiency?
- Autoimmune adrenalitis (Addison disease) (correct)
- Inability of the adrenal cortices to produce adequate adrenocortical hormones
- Bilateral adrenal cortex destruction
- Decreased adrenocortical hormones
What is the usual course of action for Addison disease?
What is the usual course of action for Addison disease?
- Cortisol deficiency followed by aldosterone
- Androgen deficiency followed by glucocorticoid
- Glucocorticoid deficiency followed by mineralocorticoid (correct)
- Mineralocorticoid deficiency followed by glucocorticoid
What results from bilateral adrenal cortex destruction in Addison disease?
What results from bilateral adrenal cortex destruction in Addison disease?
- Decreased 21-hydroxylase antibodies
- Increased adrenocortical hormones
- Increased 21-hydroxylase antibodies
- Decreased adrenocortical hormones (correct)
