Differentiate between Cushing syndrome and Cushing disease
What will be an ideal response?
Although Cushing syndrome is most commonly iatrogenic because of long-term therapy with
synthetic glucocorticoids, Cushing disease is caused by excess adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
production from a pituitary tumor called an adenoma.
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a. immunodeficiency. b. autoimmunity. c. anaphylaxis. d. tissue-specific hypersensitivity.
Who would benefit the most from "enteric-coated" aspirin?
A. healthy elderly people 1 B. people with stomach ulcers C. women in their final month of pregnancy D. obese people