When a patient is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of the adrenal cortex, which physiological response would be expected?
A) Decreased blood pressure
B) Increased incidence of gastric ulcers
C) Increased lipogenesis of extremities
D) Decreased gastric secretion

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Increased release of cortisol leads to increased gastric secretions, and therefore an increased incidence of gastric ulcers.Hypertension is a result of increased cortisol.The increase of gastric secretions causes lipolysis, not lipogenesis.

When a Patient Is Diagnosed with a Hormone-Secreting Tumor of the Adrenal