Question

Following the identification of low blood levels of cortisol and low 24-hour urinary free cortisol, a 51-year old female client has been diagnosed with a primary adrenal cortical insufficiency. Which of the following health consequences would be attributable to her low levels of cortisol?A) Visible exophthalmosB) Impaired immunological and inflammatory responseC) Diminished secondary sex characteristicsD) Insufficient regulation of serum potassium and sodium levels

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Impaired immunological and inflammatory response

Explanation:

Cortisol has a number of functions in the busy one of them being to control how your immune system deals with viruses, bacteria, and other threats and to act as an anti-inflammatory. Therefore low blood levels of cortisol will result in impairment of those functions