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Clinical and laboratory findings suggesting adrenal crisis

Clinical and laboratory findings suggesting adrenal crisis
Dehydration, hypotension, or shock out of proportion to severity of current illness
Nausea and vomiting with a history of weight loss and anorexia
Abdominal pain, so-called "acute abdomen"
Unexplained hypoglycemia
Unexplained fever
Hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, azotemia, hypercalcemia, or eosinophilia
Hyperpigmentation or vitiligo
Other autoimmune endocrine deficiencies, such as hypothyroidism or gonadal failure
Signs_of_adrenal_crisis.htm
Adapted from: Burke CW. Adrenocortical insufficiency. Clin Endocrinol Metab 1985; 14:947.
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