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  •  Symptoms of Addison’s disease include  Option: 1 Low blood sugar <p

 Symptoms of Addison’s disease include

 

Option: 1

Low blood sugar

 


Option: 2

Increased urinary Na+

 


Option: 3

a bronze-like pigmentation of the skin

 


Option: 4

All of the above

 


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Addison’s disease:

 

  • It is caused by the deficiency of mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids.

  • It is also caused by the destruction of the adrenal cortex in diseases such as tuberculosis.

  • Its symptoms include low blood sugar, low plasma Na+, high K+ plasma, increased urinary Na+, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and a bronze-like pigmentation of the skin.

  • Severe dehydration is also common

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