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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 17. Endocrine Emergencies > |
Chapter 225. Adrenal Insufficiency and Adrenal Crisis
Sections: Adrenal Insufficiency and Adrenal Crisis: Introduction, Pathophysiology, Anatomy and Physiology of the Adrenal Gland, Primary and Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency, Clinical Features, Adrenal Crisis, Rapid Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Stimulation Test, Treatment, Prevention of Adrenal Crisis for Medical and Surgical Stress in Adrenal Insufficiency Patients, Special Populations, Disposition and Follow-Up, Acknowledgment, References.
Topics Discussed: addison's disease; adrenal cortical hypofunction; adrenal insufficiency, acute.
Excerpt:"The adrenal gland synthesizes steroid hormones in
the cortex and catecholamines in the medulla. Adrenal
insufficiency refers to a state of deficiency
of adrenal gland hormone production in the cortex. It affects about
1 to 4 people per 100,000 in the U.S.1..."
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