[addisons] Flashcards
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corticoadrenal insufficiency
2
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suppress the pituitary-adrenal axis
3
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metastatic cancer
severe sepsis
4
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deadly hypovolaemic shock (addisonian crisis)
5
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yes - steroids
6
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hydrocortisone
7
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TB
8
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autoimmune
9
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adrenal haemorrhage
10
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Short ACTH stimulation test (Synacthen)
11
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measure plasma cortisol
administer Synacthen (synthetic ACTH)
addisons excluded if cortisol >550 nmol/L
12
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hydrocortisone
13
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long term steroid therapy
14
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cortex
gluco+mineralcorticoid
15
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unexplained abdominal pain
vomiting
16
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addisons
17
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low sodium
raised potassium
18
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sodium reabsorption
19
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active secretion of potassium
20
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secondary
21
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plasma renin and aldosterone
22
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Synacthen test - ACTH stimulation test
23
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21 - hydroxylase adrenal auto-antibodies
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21 - hydroxylase adrenal auto-antibodies
25
[addisons]: 2ry addisons is almost always due to
steroid withdrawal
