3. Patients with Addison’s disease can display a number of symptoms related to h

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3. Patients with Addison’s disease can display a number of symptoms related to hypoaldosteronism (low mineralocorticoid synthesis), in addition to reductions in glucocorticoid levels. As a result, you might expect to see the following symptom in such patients: A. cataracts B. hair loss C. hypotension D. increased hair loss E. water retention 3. Patients with Addison’s disease can display a number of symptoms related to hypoaldosteronism (low mineralocorticoid synthesis), in addition to reductions in glucocorticoid levels. As a result, you might expect to see the following symptom in such patients: A. cataracts B. hair loss C. hypotension D. increased hair loss E. water retention 3. Patients with Addison’s disease can display a number of symptoms related to hypoaldosteronism (low mineralocorticoid synthesis), in addition to reductions in glucocorticoid levels. As a result, you might expect to see the following symptom in such patients: A. cataracts B. hair loss C. hypotension D. increased hair loss E. water retention

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Among these five symptoms only symptom A. Cataracts and symptom C. Hypotension are correct.

Although cataract is rare in Addison’s disease.

In Addison’s disease only body hair loss occurs in women. Besides this water retention capability is disrupted in Addison’s disease, so the patients become dehydrated. So, option B, D, E not correct.

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