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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is associated with -

A
Hypoglycemia
B
Hyponatremia
C
Hypokalemia
D
All
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'a' i.e., Hypoglycemia, 'b' i.e., Hyponatremia, 'c' i.e., Hypokalamia o Also see previous explanations : ? o Depending into type of deficiency, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) may be divided into : ? 1. Salt retaining (17-a hydroxylase or 11-13 hydroxylase deficiency) Due to excessive mineralocoicoids there is --> i) Hypernatremia iii) Increased chloride ii) Hypokalemia iv) Hypeension 2. Salt losing (21 hydroxylase or 3-13 HSD) deficiency Due to mineralocoicoid deficiency threre is i) Hyponatremia iii) Hyperkalemia ii) Low chloride iv) Low BP dehydration o In all types of CAH, there is deficiency of glucocoicoid that results in hypoglycemia.

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