A nurse checks lab results as both Cushing disease and Addison disease can manifest with ele-vated levels of:
a. ADH.
b. estrogen.
c. adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
d. aldosterone.
ANS: C
Cushing disease and Addison disease are related to elevated levels of ACTH, not ADH, estro-gen, or aldosterone.
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