Diagnosis and Management of Acute Adrenal Insufficiency in the Hospitalized Patient

AbstractPurpose of ReviewThis manuscript attempts to simplify the manner of diagnosing adrenal insufficiency.Recent FindingsWith the ever increasing age of the patient population, along with their comorbidities, readers should be aware of how to diagnose acute adrenal insufficiency promptly. More often than not, resident physicians as well as clinicians struggle to diagnose and treat adrenal insufficiency in a timely manner, as diagnostic testing is time dependent.SummaryThe time sensitive nature of the co-cosyntropin testing, which is difficult to implement even as an in-patient by nurses/phlebotomist secondary to nursing ratio, can be a quality improvement project in itself.
Source: Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research