A hospital client, aged 82 years, is presently undergoing an endocrine diagnostic workup in an effort to diagnose his increasing fatigue of unknown etiology. Which of the following findings would his care team recognize as potentially pathological?
A) Apparent decreased thyroid gland activity.
B) Decreased somatotropic growth hormone (GH) levels.
C) Delayed and insufficient release of insulin by the beta-cells.
D) Decreased erythropoietin production by the kidneys.
D
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While decreases in thyroid gland activity, GH, and insulin are often associated with aging, a decrease in erythropoietin production would be considered problematic and pathological.
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