Audio Qbank – Q294 – A 28F with lower back discomfort

 

A 28-year-old woman at 35 weeks’ gestation presents to the obstetrician for a 12-hour history of discomfort in her lower back and feelings of general unwellness. Temperature is 103.1 F. A renal biopsy is shown.

The development of this patient’s condition was most likely facilitated by a hormone with which of the following effects?

Maintenance of corpus luteum
Maintenance of endometrial lining
Stimulation of androgen production
Stimulation of endometrial growth
Stimulation of follicular development

 

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