A patient is undergoing testing for suspected adrenocortical insufficiency. The care team should ensure that the patient has been assessed for the most common cause of adrenocortical insufficiency. What is the most common cause of this health problem?
A) Therapeutic use of corticosteroids
B) Pheochromocytoma
C) Inadequate secretion of ACTH
D) Adrenal tumor
Ans: A
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Therapeutic use of corticosteroids is the most common cause of adrenocortical insufficiency. The other options also cause adrenocortical insufficiency, but they are not the most common causes.
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