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"Too much stress in my life"

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Cedrick
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07/15/06 - 11:10 AM

A 40 year old woman comes to the physician because "too much stress in my life now "
She describes feeling depressed and tense because of recent marital separation,a job change,the need to relocate to another city and the worsening of her 8 year old asthma
physical examination shows no abnormalities
laboratory studies are most likely to show which of the following abnormalities ?

a.-decreased lymphocytes reactivity to antigens
b.-decreased serum prolactin concentration
c.-increased serum calcium concentration
d.-increased serum thyroid stimulation hormone concentration
e.-mild normochromic,normocytic anemia

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07/15/06 - 11:39 AM

A immune response is decreased in stressfull situations.

stree has a direct pathophysiological role on immunity such as increased level of CORTISOL can actually destroy the imuune tissue.......

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07/15/06 - 12:00 PM

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07/15/06 - 12:26 PM

hahaha
yes A

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07/15/06 - 12:27 PM

it a good one

muzammil
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07/15/06 - 12:35 PM

i think it as stress menas cortisol and cortisol decrease immune response so the answer is a

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07/16/06 - 10:24 AM

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07/17/06 - 10:11 AM

star1 wrote:
A immune response is decreased in stressfull situations.

stree has a direct pathophysiological role on immunity such as increased level of CORTISOL can actually destroy the imuune tissue.......

Very good star1! Enjoyed the short, simple, but sweet explanation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As I remember stress hormones are cortisol {which could lead towards gluconeogenesis}

epi-{which would favor glycogenolysis} and GH which is anabolically oriented

Edited by mjl1717 on 07/17/06 - 10:21 AM

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07/24/06 - 10:05 PM

stress hormones or GLUCOGE trest: glucagon-cortisol-GH-Epinephrine

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