Cardiogenic Shock: An Initial Presentation of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency

ABSTRACT: Objective: To describe a unique case of a young patient with undiagnosed primary adrenal insufficiency presenting with cardiogenic shock that promptly improved with the administration of stress-dose steroids.Methods: We present the clinical history, physical findings, laboratory results, a...

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Main Authors: Sheela Lohiya, MD, Santosh Subramanyam, MBBS, Fernando Ovalle, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520305885