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    Addison 'S Disea Se: Layne A Breu

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    Addison's disease is a disorder where the adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and sometimes aldosterone. This can be life-threatening. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss, low blood pressure, and darkening of the skin. Addison's disease results from damage to the adrenal glands, which normally produce corticosteroids and other hormones. Treatment involves replacing the missing hormones through oral corticosteroids, injections, or other drugs.

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    Addison's disease is a disorder where the adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and sometimes aldosterone. This can be life-threatening. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss, low blood pressure, and darkening of the skin. Addison's disease results from damage to the adrenal glands, which normally produce corticosteroids and other hormones. Treatment involves replacing the missing hormones through oral corticosteroids, injections, or other drugs.

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    Addison's disease is a disorder where the adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and sometimes aldosterone. This can be life-threatening. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss, low blood pressure, and darkening of the skin. Addison's disease results from damage to the adrenal glands, which normally produce corticosteroids and other hormones. Treatment involves replacing the missing hormones through oral corticosteroids, injections, or other drugs.

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    Addison 'S Disea Se: Layne A Breu

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    Addison's disease is a disorder where the adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and sometimes aldosterone. This can be life-threatening. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss, low blood pressure, and darkening of the skin. Addison's disease results from damage to the adrenal glands, which normally produce corticosteroids and other hormones. Treatment involves replacing the missing hormones through oral corticosteroids, injections, or other drugs.

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    Definition
    Addisons disease is a disorder that occurs when your body
    produces insufficient amounts of certain hormones produced
    by your adrenal glands.
    In this case your adrenal glands produce too little cortisol and
    often insufficient levels of aldosterone as well.
    Addison's disease occurs in all age groups and affects both
    sexes.
    Addison's disease can be life-threatening.

    Adrenal glands

    Symptoms

    Causes
    Addison's disease results when your adrenal glands are
    damaged, producing insufficient amounts of the
    hormone cortisol and often aldosterone as well.
    Your adrenal glands are composed of two sections.
    The interior (medulla) produces adrenaline-like
    hormones.
    The outer layer (cortex) produces a group of hormones
    called corticosteroids, which include glucocorticoids,
    mineralocorticoids and male sex hormones (androgens).

    Tests and diagnosis


    Blood test.

    Measuring your blood levels of sodium, potassium,

    cortisol and ACTH.

    ACTH

    stimulation test. This test involves measuring the level of


    cortisol in your blood before and after an injection of synthetic ACTH.

    Insulin-induced hypoglycemia test.

    The test
    involves checking your blood sugar (blood glucose) and cortisol levels at
    various intervals after an injection of insulin

    Imaging tests.

    Treatments and drugs


    All treatment for Addison's disease involves
    hormone replacement therapy to correct the
    levels of steroid hormones your body isn't
    producing
    Oral corticosteroids.
    Corticosteroid injections.
    Androgen replacement therapy.

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