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Cortisol Subjection to Excess Cortisol

   

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Running head: BODY INTEGRITY 1Body Integrity Student’s NameInstitutional Affiliation
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BODY INTEGRITY 2Describe the primary signs and symptoms of Cushing syndrome.Cushing syndrome is a type of disorder which is due to prolonged subjection of body tissues to excess cortisol. The endogenous causes of Cushing’s syndrome include ACTH-dependent and ACTH-independent. Some of the ACTH-dependent causes incorporate of ectopic ACTH-producing tumors and the Cushing’s disease. On the other hand, ACTH-independent causes include a rare micro nodular adrenal hyperplasia and cortisol-producing adrenal benign. However, its common cause is the consumption of excess glucocorticosteroid medicine which may be comprised of different types such as prednisolone, prednisone and dexamethasone. Cushing’s syndrome affects more females than males at a ratio of 3 to 1 and majorly occurs between the ages of 20 years to 60 years.Signs and symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome vary and individuals who have very high levels of cortisol for a prolonged period of time will have clear signs like having a round face, broad purple stretch marks especially on the hips, under the arms, breasts and abdomen, large amounts of fat around their neck base and a fatty hump between the shoulders (Nieman, 2015). Consequently, menstruation in women may stop or occur uneven and they may develop excess hair on their abdomen, face, chest, thighs and neck. Also, they develop a moon face from a particular arrangement of fat dispersion (Nieman, 2015). Men develop fertility complications andtheir interest to sex is decreased and they may have erectile dysfunction. Another sign of this disorder is the thinning of skin. In that case, the skin develops a shiny, paper-thin condition and itmight tear easily (Nieman, 2015). Hypertension, weight gain along with easy bruising especially at the abdomen is also signs and symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome (Nieman, 2015). Furthermore, several patients with the
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