Adrenal Crisis

This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on adrenal crisis, including its clinical presentation, common etioligies and management. It was created by Surina Grover, a medical student at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Elizabeth Rosolowsky, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Alberta. 

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References

1. Kim MS., & Hoppin AG. (2023). Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Adrenal Insufficiency in Children. UpToDate. Retrieved April 03, 2023 from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-manifestations-and-diagnosis-of-adrenal-insufficiency-in-children.

2. Kim MS., & Hoppin AG. (2022). Treatment of Adrenal Insufficiency in Children. UpToDate. Retrieved April 03, 2023 from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-adrenal-insufficiency-in-children.

3. Kim MS., & Hoppin AG. (2022). Causes of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency in Children. UpToDate. Retrieved April 03, 2023 from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/causes-of-primary-adrenal-insufficiency-in-children.

4. Emily Walvoord. (2020). Child with Suspected Adrenal Insufficiency. Pediatric Endocrine Society. Retrieved July 03, 2023 from https://pedsendo.org/clinical-resource/child-with-suspected-adrenal-insufficiency/.

5. Ahmet, A., Gupta, A., Malcolm, J., & Constantacos, C. (2023). Approach to the Patient: Preventing Adrenal Crisis Through Patient and Clinician Education. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 108(7), 1797–1805. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgad003.