Which of the following is characterized by extreme functioning of the adrenal cortex, resulting in a round face and accumulation of fluids and fat on the neck and upper back?

a. Addison disease
b. Graves' disease
c. Cushing disease
d. Hodgkin disease


ANS: C

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Conditions that can lead to bronchiectasis include which of the following? 1. Chronic airway infection 2. Muscular dystrophy 3. Foreign body aspiration 4. Obliterative bronchiolitis

a. 1 and 3 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 3 and 4 only d. 1, 3, and 4 only

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