Read the patient's health information (below): Temp: 98.6; HR: 70; RR: 16; BP: 150/94. Gen: WDWN, NAD. AOx3. HEENT: NCAT. PERRLA. White sclera. No conjunctival injection. Mucous membranes moist and pink. Normal dentition. Neck: Supple. No LAD. Enlarged fat pad over extensor surface of neck. Resp: CTA without wheezes, rales, or rhonchi. CV: RRR without murmurs, gallops, or rubs; radial pulse 21. Abd: Soft, nontender, nondistended. No masses. Striae over abdomen. Neuro: CN II-XII grossly intact. No focal neurologic deficit. Ext: Feet pink and warm. No cyanosis, clubbing, or edema. Skin: Mild increase hair growth over lip and chin. Tests revealed low ACTH, increased cortisol, hyperlipidemia, and hyperglycemia. Which of the following is an accurate interpretation of the patient's
health information?
A. Tests reveal low adrenocoricothyrotoxins, increased cortisol, and excessive fat and sugar in the blood.
B. Tests revealed low thyroid function due to a deficiency of fat and sugar in her blood.
C. Tests revealed low adrenalin, cortisol, thyroxin, hemoglobin, fat, and sugar in her blood.
D. Tests revealed low growth hormones, but increased fat, calcium, and sugar in her blood.
E. Tests revealed low adrenocorticotropic hormone, and excessive fat and sugar in the blood.
Answer: E
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