The body's inability to conserve water and sodium when affected by Addison disease is ex-plained by which of the following conditions?
a. Elevated levels of cortisol
b. Decreased levels of ACTH
c. Hypersecretion of ADH
d. Aldosterone deficiency
ANS: D
The symptoms of Addison disease are primarily a result of hypocortisolism, elevated serum ACTH, and hypoaldosteronism. ADH does not play a role in Addison disease.
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