ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY

Course overview

ADRENAL GLANDS PRODUCE HORMONES NECESSARY FOR NORMAL BODY FUNCTIONING; THE DEFICIENCY OF THESE HORMONES IS CALLED ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY CAN PRESENT ALONG A SPECTRUM RANGING FROM MILD NONSPECIFIC SYMPTOMS TO LIFE-THREATENING SHOCK. THE DECREASE IN ADRENAL FUNCTION MAY BE MASKED UNTIL STRESS OR ILLNESS TRIGGERS AN ADRENAL CRISIS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM COLLABORATION IN THE RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY.