Question:
How to monitor and treat acute adrenal insufficiency?
Author: H KAnswer:
Look trigger (infection, MI) Tx: administer hydrocortisone 100mg PRL, hospitalization, hormone replacement therapy (100 mg cortisone 3 times daily (this is called the stress dose), for 3-4 days, and fludrocortisone is given as soon as hydrocortisone given has become <50mg/day according to the level of adaptation and prognosis
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