A 45-year-old man comes to his primary care physician complaining of back pain. On questioning, the...

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A 45-year-old man comes to his primary care physician complaining of back pain. On questioning, the patient indicates a recent history of polyuria, polydipsia, hypertension, and weight gain. X-ray of the spine shows an L4-L5 compression fracture. Which of the following is most likely to be elevated in this patient? (A) Cortisol (B) Glucagon (C) Growth hormone (D) Insulin (E) Thyroid hormones

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A: Cortisol
This is due to osteoporosis and the patient has reported a vertebral fracture caused by the Hypercortisolism. The increased exposure of the individual to the cortisol will result in the Cushing syndrome and the most commonly observed symptoms of the people suffering with this syndrome are weight gain, polyurea, polydipsia etc. (Nieman, 2015) A sharp rise in the blood pressure is also observed in the patients with the increased levels of the Cortisol.

A 45-year-old man comes to his primary care physician complaining of back pain. On questioning, the patient indicates a recent history of polyuria, polydipsia, hypertension, and weight gain. X-ray of...

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