Audio Qbank – Q164 – A 2F with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

 

A 2-year-old girl with a history of congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency is brought to the pediatrician for follow-up examination. Which of the following would be expected to be decreased in this patient?

 

  17-hydroxyprogesterone
  ACTH
  DHEA-S
  Glucose
  Potassium

 

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