The nurse is performing an assessment on a client and notes that the client has thin arms and legs, purple striae on the abdomen, upper body obesity, and a round red face. The nurse would suspect the client has a disturbance with the:
1. Adrenal gland.
2. Thyroid gland.
3. Parathyroid gland.
4. Hypothalamus.
Adrenal gland.
Rationale: The assessment findings of this client indicate Cushing's syndrome. Cushing's syndrome is a hypermetabolic disorder of the adrenal cortex. The assessment findings of the client do not indicate associations with the thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, or hypothalamus.
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