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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 attributa
 
  Which of the following health consequences would be attributable to her low levels of cortisol?
  A)
  Visible exophthalmos
  B)
  Impaired immunological and inflammatory response
  C)
  Diminished secondary sex characteristics
  D)
  Insufficient regulation of serum potassium and sodium levels
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Cortisol plays a central role in the normal functioning of the immune response and inflammation. Exophthalmos is associated with Graves disease, and secondary sex characteristics are functions of adrenal androgens. Potassium and sodium are regulated by mineralocorticoids.
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