Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 90%
Simulated
The nurse is preparing a female client with AddisonÔÇÖs disease for self-care afi.4 discharge. Which is the pathophysiological basis to support the need for the client to carry a cortisol kit at all times?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
AddisonÔÇÖs disease causes cortisol deficiency; stress increases cortisol demand, risking adrenal crisis (D). A cortisol kit prevents this. Allergic reactions (A) require antihistamines/epinephrine. Hypertensive crisis (B) is unrelated. Cortisol raises, not lowers, glucose (C).