Which of the following statements by patients should prompt the nurse to assess for potential failure of the adrenal cortex?
A) "I'm always exhausted these days, and I never really feel like eating."
B) "Lately, I find that I'm more irritable and impatient than normal."
C) "The last little while I get numbness and tingling in my lips and fingers a lot."
D) "My thirst is almost insatiable these days, and my mouth always feels dry."
A
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