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Which of the following statements regarding Addison disease is MOST correct?

The chemical mediators that initiate and maintain the immune response are:

A 31-year-old man presents with diffuse hives, intense itching, and watery eyes that began acutely about an hour ago. He is conscious and alert, is breathing without difficulty, and tells you that he does not have any allergies or significant medical problems. His blood pressure is 126/76 mm Hg, pulse is 80 beats/min and strong, and respirations are 16 breaths/min and unlabored. What drug should you administer?

You are dispatched to a residence for an elderly man with an altered mental status. As you are assessing the patient, his wife tells you that he goes to dialysis several times a week, but has missed his last three treatments because their car broke down. The patient's skin is yellow, his blood pressure is 98/60 mm Hg, and his pulse rate is 118 beats/min. The ECG reveals sinus tachycardia with peaked T waves. You should be MOST concerned with the potential for:

Indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma:

A middle-aged male who received a kidney transplant called EMS because he was not feeling well. Which of the following assessment findings is MOST suggestive of organ rejection?

End-stage renal disease occurs when:

Anemia would result from all of the following conditions, EXCEPT:

In a patient with chronic kidney disease, you would MOST likely find that his or her skin is:

If the body experiences a drop in volume or blood pressure: