In Cushing syndrome, which of the following are seen –
Correct Answer: |Aldosterone
Description: Cushing syndrome is a disorder resulting from increased adrenocoical secretion of coisol, due to any one of several sources: ACTH-dependent adrenocoical hyperplasia or tumor, ectopic ACTH-secreting tumor, or excessive administrations of steroids; characterized by truncal obesity, moon face, acne, abdominal striae, hypeension, decreased carbohydrate tolerance, protein catabolism, psychiatric disturbances, and osteoporosis, amenorrhea, and hirsutism in females; when associated with an ACTH-producing adenoma, called Cushing disease.Ref: Ganong&;s review of medical physiology;24th edition; page no-366
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