Audio Qbank – Q165 – A 4M with 17-hydroxylase deficiency

 

A 4-year-old boy with a history of congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by 17-hydroxylase deficiency is brought to the pediatrician for follow-up examination. Which of the following would be expected in this patient?

 

↑ 17-hydroxyprogesterone
↑ DHEA-S
↓ pCO2
 Kaliuresis

 Natriuresis

 

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