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Addisonian crisis
Addisonian crisis: Introduction
Addison's disease is a condition where the adrenal gland produce insufficient hormones. An Addisonian crisis, or acute adrenal insufficiency, occurs when the symptoms of Addison's disease suddenly become worse. The condition can result in death if left untreated.
Symptoms of Addisonian crisis
- Back pain - sudden penetrating pain in the lower back
- Abdominal pain
- Leg pain
- Severe vomiting
- Severe diarrhea
- more symptoms...»
See full list of 11 symptoms of Addisonian crisis
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Medical Textbooks Online about Addisonian crisis
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Addisonian crisis: Self Assessment Tools
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Addisonian crisis: Medical Mistakes
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Addisonian crisis: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Addisonian crisis
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Addisonian crisis: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Addisonian crisis
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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Addisonian crisis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
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- Patient Safety
- Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)
Addisonian crisis: Rare Types
Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:
- Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
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Causes of Addisonian crisis
- Addison's disease - undiagnosed Addison's may present as an Addisonian crisis.
- Non-compliance with medication
- more causes...»
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More information about causes of Addisonian crisis:
- Underlying causes of Addisonian crisis
- Addisonian crisis as a complication caused by other conditions
Treatments for Addisonian crisis
- Emergency treatments
- Hospitalization
- Intravenous hydrocortisone
- Intravenous saline
- Intravenous dextrose (sugar)
- more treatments...»
See full list of 6 treatments for Addisonian crisis
News Archives for Addisonian crisis
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- Fainting Most Common Medical Crisis on Planes
- Economic Crisis Takes Toll on Emotional Health
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Addisonian crisis
Medical research articles related to Addisonian crisis include:
- A code of practice for the diagnosis and confirmation of death
- Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison's Disease)
- Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome, Type II
- Adrenal Crisis (Diagnosis)
- Adrenal Insufficiency and Adrenal Crisis (Overview)
- more research...»
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