86. A 9-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother 1 hour after the sudden onset of dizziness and headache. The mother reports that he had ingested many candles containing natural licorice that had been sent by her relative in another country. His blood pressure is 180/100 mm Hg. Serum studies show an increased sodium concentration and decreased potassium concentration. Consultation with the poison control center shows that natural licorice contains an inhibitor of 113-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. Excess stimulation of receptors for which of the following is the most likely explanation for this patient's symptoms? A) Adrenocorticotropic hormone B) Aldosterone C) Cortisol D) Estradiol E) Testosterone

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86. A 9-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother 1 hour after the sudden onset of dizziness and headache. The mother reports that he had ingested many candles
containing natural licorice that had been sent by her relative in another country. His blood pressure is 180/100 mm Hg. Serum studies show an increased sodium concentration and
decreased potassium concentration. Consultation with the poison control center shows that natural licorice contains an inhibitor of 113-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. Excess stimulation of
receptors for which of the following is the most likely explanation for this patient's symptoms?
A) Adrenocorticotropic hormone
B) Aldosterone
C) Cortisol
D) Estradiol
E) Testosterone
Transcribed Image Text:86. A 9-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother 1 hour after the sudden onset of dizziness and headache. The mother reports that he had ingested many candles containing natural licorice that had been sent by her relative in another country. His blood pressure is 180/100 mm Hg. Serum studies show an increased sodium concentration and decreased potassium concentration. Consultation with the poison control center shows that natural licorice contains an inhibitor of 113-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. Excess stimulation of receptors for which of the following is the most likely explanation for this patient's symptoms? A) Adrenocorticotropic hormone B) Aldosterone C) Cortisol D) Estradiol E) Testosterone
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