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The nurse is preparing a female client with Addison’s disease for self-care afi.4 discharge. Which is the pathophysiological basis to support the need for the client to carry a cortisol kit at all times?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Addison’s disease causes cortisol deficiency; stress increases cortisol demand, risking adrenal crisis (
D). A cortisol kit prevents this. Allergic reactions (
A) require antihistamines/epinephrine. Hypertensive crisis (
B) is unrelated. Cortisol raises, not lowers, glucose (
C).

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