the adrenal gland is made up of the outer cortex & inner medulla arterial supply comes from the inferior mesenteric artery & renal arteries as…
Adrenal Insufficiency can be defined Real, Iatrogenic, and Imagined 1. Real (Primary and Secondary) Adrenal Insufficiency 2. Iatrogenic Adrenal Insufficiency 3. Imagined (Functional) Adrenal Insufficiency…
Circadian rhythms & stress 🡪 CNS higher centres (NA, ACH, 5HT) 🡪 Hypothalamus (CRH) 🡪 Anterior pituitary (ACTH) 🡪 Adrenal cortex fasciculata (cortisol) Symptoms Clinical…
(Conn’s syndrome – both hyper-secretions are “C” diseases – cf. Cushing’s) Causes: clinical features: Differentials for Hypertension with Hypokalemia Labs Factors affecting the aldosterone-to-renin ratio…