When a nurse is assessing the physical features of individuals with Cushing syndrome,these findings will include:

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Weight gain is the most common feature and results from the accumulation of adipose tissue in the trunk,facial,and cervical areas.These characteristic patterns of fat deposition have been described as "truncal obesity," "moon face," and "buffalo hump."
Weight gain,not loss,is the most common feature of Cushing syndrome.
Pallor is not associated with Cushing syndrome.
The skin of the patient with Cushing syndrome is bronze in color.

When a Nurse Is Assessing the Physical Features of Individuals