Adrenal Crisis
Lost in the Mist: Acute Adrenal Crisis Following Intranasal Fluticasone Propionate Overuse
... the adrenal gland [1, 2]. Acute adrenal crisis is usually difficult to recognize clinically, presenting most commonly as shock, but also as a collection of nonspecific symptoms, and only about half of ...
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New onset Graves' disease as a cause of an adrenal crisis in an individual with panhypopituitarism: brief report
... turnover of cortisol. Our patient developed marked thyro- toxicosis during the course of Graves' disease, but failed to increase his hydrocortisone replacement. The combina- tion of thyrotoxicosis in the setting of ...
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Acute adrenal crisis after orthopedic surgery for pathologic fracture
... Acute adrenal crisis in the immediate post operative period is an uncommon ...time adrenal crisis is managed easily, whereas if unrec- ognized this condition may cause serious morbidity and ...
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A retrospective analysis of adrenal crisis in steroid-dependent patients: causes, frequency and outcomes
... Steroid-dependent patients are vulnerable to unantici- pated episodes of life-threatening adrenal crisis, usually in association with vomiting that makes oral replace- ment therapy ineffective. Urgent ...
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Clinical characteristics of adrenal crisis in adult population with and without predisposing chronic adrenal insufficiency: a retrospective cohort study
... A previous cross-sectional study reported that AC oc- curred in 185 of 444 patients with chronic AI (primary adrenal insufficiency [PAI]: 119, secondary adrenal insuf- ficiency [SAI]: 66) [5]. They showed ...
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Fleming_unc_0153D_16311.pdf
... Definition of the situation. Definition of the situation includes how parents view the condition and the child, their management mindset, and parental mutuality (Knafl et al., 2012). Parents stated certain aspects of ...
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Endocrine emergencies
... Adrenal crisis should be considered in any patient who presents in a state of shock even when there is no prior history of adrenal disease, particularly if there is coexisting unexplained severe ...
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Benign adrenal adenomas secreting excess mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids
... Results: A patient presented with hypertension, hypokalemia, and symptoms related to hypercortisolism. The case demonstrated suppressed renin concentrations with an elevated aldosterone:renin ratio, abnormal ...
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Hydrocortisone malabsorption due to polyethylene glycols (Macrogol 3350) in a girl with congenital adrenal insufficiency
... A drug’s solubility in water is an important factor in- fluencing its release into the body. In addition, macrogol softens the faecal mass by osmotically drawing water into the GI tract. As our case showed, it is ...
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Peri portal lymphedema in association with an acute adrenal insufficiency: case report
... with adrenal crisis and was treated ...the adrenal crisis, which was more consolidated when we followed the patient after steroid replacement therapy, during which follow-up computed ...
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Original Article Ganglioneuroma in unusual sites: clinical, radiologic and pathological features
... Ganglioneuromas (GNs) are rare and benign neural tumors arising from the paravertebral sympathetic plexus and occasionally from other sites [1]. The most common site for GNs is the posterior mediastinum and the ...
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PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA—LOCALIZATION BY AORTOGRAPHY
... arterial opacification; note pattern fronm branches of right adrenal artery, indicating tumor of adrenal. gland[r] ...
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Isolated unilateral adrenal gland hemorrhage following motor vehicle collision: a case report and review of the literature
... At the 1-month follow-up a CT scan with intraven- ously and orally administered contrast for better delinea- tion of surrounding structures was completed and showed the adrenal gland hemorrhage had improved and ...
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A case of adrenal Cushing’s syndrome with bilateral adrenal masses
... both adrenal nodules showed low unenhanced CT attenuation values (<10 Hounsfield units) with rapid contrast medium ...performed adrenal venous sampling after dexamethasone ...right adrenal vein, ...
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The idea of crisis
... of crisis has found yet another lease of life, and commentators of all stripes have begun to offer their reflections on exactly what these developments might ...
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Role of multi detector computed tomography in the evaluation of retroperitoneal masses
... Retroperitoneal masses are one of the diagnostic challenges. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is considered as ideal imaging modality in evaluating the retroperitoneal masses. The objective of this study was to ...
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Studies on the role of ACTH in the regulation of adrenal responsiveness and the timing of parturition in the ovine fetus
... fetal adrenal gland to ACTH is also believed to contribute to rising cortisol concentrations prior to ...fetal adrenal gland becomes increasingly responsive to ACTH stimulation in the last few weeks of ...
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Study of incidence and patterns of adrenal haemorrage in all death cases
... The adrenal gland produces a basal level of cortisol but can also secrete bursts of the hormone in the response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the anterior ...
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Case Report Primary adrenal leiomyosarcoma: a case report and review of literature
... any adrenal hormonal derangement and grow rapidly, there is no applicable tumor marker or imaging character- istics available for making a preoperative diag- nosis and all the cases were diagnosed after surgery or ...
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The impact of culture on crisis management in complex settings : a case study of Fukushima
... As described above, politicization is measured in terms of the national and international media coverage, referred to as mediatization, and the level of disagreement among society. Strikingly, there is no common ...
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