HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY: AN INTEG ACCESS C
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ISBN: 9780134714837
Author: Silverthorn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 23, Problem 14RQ
One diagnostic test to determine the cause of hypercortisolism is a dexamethasone suppression test. Dexamethasone blocks secretion of ACTH by the pituitary. The following table shows the results from two patients given a dexamethasone suppression test.
Can you tell from these results where the patients’ pathologies originate? Explain for each patient.
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HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY: AN INTEG ACCESS C
Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 23.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 23.2 - What do the abbreviations HPA and CBG stand for?...Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 4CCCh. 23.2 - Prob. 5CCCh. 23.2 - Prob. 6CCCh. 23.2 - Would someone with Addisons disease have normal,...Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 8CCCh. 23.3 - A woman who had her thyroid gland removed because...Ch. 23.3 - Prob. 10CC
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