Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Adrenal crisis; Addisonian crisis; Acute adrenal insufficiency
Symptoms
Abdominal pain -
Confusion orcoma Darkening of the skin Dehydration - Dizziness or light-headedness
Fatigue Flank pain - Headache
- High
fever Joint pain Loss of appetite - Loss of consciousness
Low blood pressure Nausea - Profound
weakness Rapid heart rate - Rapid
respiratory rate (seetachypnea ) - Shaking
chills Skin rash or lesions - Slow, sluggish movement
Unintentional weight loss - Unusual and excessive sweating on face or palms
- Vomiting
Signs and tests
ACTH (cosyntropin) stimulation test Cortisol level Fasting blood sugar Serum potassium Serum sodium
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Review Date: 11/23/2009
Reviewed By: Ari S. Eckman, MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
