Cortisone Acetate vs Hydrocortisone in Adrenal Insufficiency Cortisone Acetate vs Hydrocortisone in Adrenal Insufficiency
What impact might these treatments have on the metabolic profiles of patients with secondary adrenal insufficiency?Journal of the Endocrine Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Guidance to support implementation of NHS Steroid Emergency Card coming soon
Recently published guidance on the prevention and emergency management of adult patients with adrenal insufficiency outlined the general management issues relating to adrenal crisis. This was subsequently supported by an NHS England and NHS Improvement national patient safety alert (NatPSA) promoting the use of a new Steroid Emergency Card. The NatPSA specified a number of actions that organisations need to implement, to operationalise the introduction of the new Steroid Emergency Card. The NHS has been asked to implement this alert by May 2021. However, it has become clear that many groups need support o...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - December 23, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
We Need To Talk About The Covid-19 Deaths Of Healthcare Workers
There have been 287,010 cases of Covid-19 in healthcare workers and 953 deaths. But, the data don't tell the full story of the lives of people like Martin Addison and Isabelle Odette Papadimitriou. We need to talk about them and the families they suddenly left behind. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 22, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jessica Gold, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Editors' Pick editors-pick Coronavirus Source Type: news
Glucocorticoid management approaches vary for patients with adrenal insufficiency taking COVID-19 vaccine
The Pituitary Society present results from a survey on the COVID-19 vaccine and approaches to glucocorticoid management in patients with adrenal insufficiency.European Society of Endocrinology (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - December 22, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
How Does Addison's Disease Affect the Skin?
Title: How Does Addison ' s Disease Affect the Skin?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/9/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/9/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - December 9, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
New Paediatric Steroid Treatment Card for adrenal insufficiency
The newBSPED Paediatric Steroid Treatment Card provides a succinct steroid management plan for illnesses, emergency injections and blood sugar& electrolyte correction.Please encourage your patients todownload and use this card.BSPED is keen to encourage uniform practice and improve the care of children and young people with adrenal insufficiency.If you have any queries regarding the card please contact theBSPED Clinical Committee. Learn more about managingadrenal crisis. (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - December 4, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Specific clinical management, RCGP (updated 26th November 2020)
This RCGP resource provides guidance on managing COVID-19 alongside specific clinical conditions, namely:
Addison ' s
Allergy
Asthma
Cancer
Diabetes
Mental health
Obesity
Patients with hearing loss (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Specific Clinical Management, RCGP (updated 25th November 2020)
This RCGP resource provides guidance on managing COVID-19 alongside specific clinical conditions, namely:
Addison ' s
Allergy
Asthma
Cancer
Diabetes
Mental health
Obesity
Patients with hearing loss (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Computer vision predicts congenital adrenal hyperplasia
(University of Southern California) Using computer vision, researchers have discovered strong correlations between facial morphology and congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), a life-threatening genetic condition of the adrenal glands and one of the most common forms of adrenal insufficiency in children. The findings could have implications for phenotyping and treating patients with CAH. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Specific clinical management, RCGP (updated 4th November 2020)
This resource provides information on managing COVID-19 alongside specific clinical conditions:
Addison ' s
Allergy
Asthma
Cancer
Diabetes
Mental health
Obesity
Patients with hearing loss. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Specific clinical management, RCGP (updated 30th October 2020)
This resource provides information on managing COVID-19 alongside specific clinical conditions:
Addison ' s
Allergy
Asthma
Cancer
Diabetes
Mental health
Obesity
Patients with hearing loss. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Addison Rae OUTRAGES Harry Styles Fans By Accepting His BBMA Award!
Fans can’t stop buzzing about some seriously shocking moments from the 2020 Billboad Music Awards that went down, so let’s break it all... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
19 Things You Didn't See on TV at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards
Hints on Khalid's upcoming album and how Swae Lee stays "lit" with no audience, to Addison Rae's thoughts on that viral "Dreams" TikTok. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Adrenal Insufficiency in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Adrenal Insufficiency in Coronavirus Disease 2019
This case of a COVID-19 patient with vasopressor-resistant hypotension highlights the need to be aware of acute adrenal insufficiency as a non-respiratory presentation of SARS-CoV-2 infection.Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Prevention of Adrenal Crisis Prevention of Adrenal Crisis
What is the most appropriate hydrocortisone dose and delivery mode to prevent adrenal crisis among patients with adrenal insufficiency?Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
