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Acute adrenal insufficiency resulting from adrenal hemorrhage as indicated by post-operative hypotension

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We examined the incidence, diagnosis and therapy of acute adrenal insufficiency, secondary to adrenal hemorrhage. This insufficiency resulted in temperature irregularities, hemodynamic instability, and a large volume resuscitation requirement post-operatively. The case illustrates that a high level of suspicion should be maintained in a clinical scenario that mimics sepsis or myocardial insufficiency in the intensive care unit.

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  1. Critical Care Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

    J. E. Szalados

  2. Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    R. B. Vukmir

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Szalados, J.E., Vukmir, R.B. Acute adrenal insufficiency resulting from adrenal hemorrhage as indicated by post-operative hypotension. Intensive Care Med 20, 216–218 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01704704

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