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This patient is presenting with the typical signs and symptoms of Addison's disease: fatigue, weakness, weight loss, bronze skin pigmentation, and low sodium and high potassium on blood results.
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Addison's disease
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This patient is presenting with the typical signs and symptoms of Addison's disease: fatigue, weakness, weight loss and bronze skin pigmentation. Blood tests also show a low sodium and high potassium which is typical of Addison's disease.
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Anxiety
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Cushing's disease would present with symptoms such as depression, proximal myopathy and central obesity. Furthermore, Cushing's disease would show a hypokalaemia, rather than hyperkalaemia. The patient in this question is more likely to have Addison's disease.
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Cushing's disease
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Diabetes insipidus usually presents with producing large volumes of dilute urine, nocturia and excessive thirst.
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Diabetes Insipidus
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Pheochromocytoma usually presents as episodes of hypertension, anxiety, palpitations headaches, as well as signs like tremor and hypertensive retinopathy.
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Pheochromocytoma
Concept
Chapter
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Adrenal insufficiency and Addison's Disease
Topic
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Endocrinology
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A 23-year-old female presents to her GP with a one-month history of tiredness and weight loss. On closer inspection, you notice her skin looks bronze in colour.  Her blood tests results show low sodium and high potassium levels.

Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
a