A 20-year-old woman becomes pregnant out of wedlock and wants to terminate the pregnancy with an oral abortifacient. The use of mifepristone (RU-486) as an oral abortifacient is based on which of the following characteristics?

A 20-year-old woman becomes pregnant out of wedlock and wants to terminate the pregnancy with an oral abortifacient. The use of mifepristone (RU-486) as an oral abortifacient is based on which of the following characteristics?

A 49-year-old woman with a history of hypertension is treated with spironolactone. She has good blood pressure control and in the last 6 months has shown an improvement in her hirsutism. What is the most likely explanation for these findings?

A 78-year-old woman who is still an active tennis player has osteoporosis. She has been treated with calcium supplementation and now begins therapy with teriparatide. This unique agent is a recombinant segment of which of the following hormones?

A 48-year-old postmenopausal woman undergoes a hysterectomy prophylactically because of a strong family history of endometrial cancer. After her procedure, she complained of difficulty moving her bowels. Physical exam revealed decreased bowel sounds in all four quadrants. A white blood cell count showed 9,000 cells per microliter. The physician gives her a drug to stimulate her intestines until normal function resumes. Which of the following is most likely the drug given?

Regarding the normal function of triiodothyronine and thyroxine in a 19-year-old female who has just finished menses, which of the following statements is true?