The nurse expects that a patient is experiencing undersecretion of adrenocortical hormones when which conditions are found upon assessment?

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The undersecretion (hyposecretion) of adrenocortical hormones causes a condition known as Addison's disease, which is associated with decreased blood sodium and glucose levels, increased potassium levels, dehydration, and weight loss. Steroid psychosis is an effect of glucocorticoid excess.

The Nurse Expects That a Patient Is Experiencing Undersecretion of Adrenocortical