Adrenal crisis
Adrenal crisis: Excerpt from Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)
Signs and Symptoms
Profound weakness, nausea, vomiting, hypotension, dehydration, high fever followed by hypothermia, vascular collapse, renal shutdown, coma
Treatment (Tx)
Replacement of corticosteroids, I.V. fluids, potassium, insulin
Book Source Details
- Book Title: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)
- Author(s): Springhouse
- Year of Publication: 2005
- Copyright Details: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), Copyright © 2005 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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