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ADRENAL HYPERSECTRION
CUSHINGS SYNDROME-
(ALSO PITUATARY HYPERSECRETION
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
GENETIC NUROENDOCRINE DISORDER
PRESENCE OF TUMORE IN ADRENAL MEDULLA
S/S OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
INCREATED SECETION OF TWO CATECHOLAMINE HORMONES:
EPINEPHINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE
MAIN ISSUE WITH PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
HIGH BP->300 (MALIGNET HYPERTENSION-ALSO HEART PALPITATIONS-NERVES-VISUAL DISTURBANCES
MEDS AND FOOD THAT EFFECTS
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
ASPIRIN/COUGH MED
ALSO BANANA CAFFENATED DRINKS AND CHOCOLATE.
TEST FOR PHEOCHRMOCYTOMA
24 HOUR URINE SAMPLE (TEST VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID -VMA
TX FOR PHOCHRMOCYTOMA
ADRENALECTOMY
STABLLIZE HYDRATION HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE-
POST -OP- WATCH BP (NIPRIDE) DRUG OF CHOICE FOR THIS
IF BILATERALY ADRENALECTOMY IS DONE
CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY FOR THE REST OF PT LIFE. (ORAL PREGNISONE)..GIVE WITH MILK
CHUSHINGS
CAUSED BY HIGH LEVELS OF CORTICOSTEROIDS- CAUSED BY CHRONIC USE OF ORAL CORTICOSTEROIDS- MORE WOMEAN THAN MEN
ADDISON'S DISEASE IS CAUSED BY
ADRENAL HYPOSECTRETION
ADDISONS CAUSED BY
INSUFFICIENT PRODUCIONT OF CORTICOSTEROID HORMONES BY THE ADRENAL CORTEX.
AUTOIMMUNE DESTRUCTION
S/S OF ADDISONS
BRONZE SKIN
POSTURAL HYPOTENSION
WEIGH LOSS--GI DISTURBANCES-HYPOCLYCEMIA
WHAT IS ADRENAL CRISIS

MAIN THING IS TREAT FOR HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK- ELEVATE LOWER EXTREMITIES
STRESS/ EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL CAN LEAD TO ADDISONIAN CRISIS-
SEVERE DEHYDRATION/TACKY/CARDIA DYSRHYTHIMIS
+POTASSIUM / -SODIUM
TEACHING FOR ADDISONS INCUDES
FLUID MANAGEMENT
STRESS MANAGEMENT
ORAL HYDORCORTISONE (CORTEF) WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN FOREVER
WHAT DISEASE IS CANUSE BY EXCESS PITUITARY SECRETIOHNS
ACROMEGALY-
AND
SIAHD- TX IS SURGERY
NURSING CARE FOR PITUITARY SURGERY-
CSF CAN LEAK INTO THE BRAIN + ICP- DON'T STRAIN- COUGH ETC
HOB 30 DEGREES
WHAT IS S/S OF CSF LEAKAGE
FREQUENT SWALLOWING
TES BY USE A REGENT STRIP TO CHECK NASEL DRAINAGE FOR GLUCOSE.
WHAT IS OLIGURIA
LOW URINARY OUTPUT
SIADA IS WHAT
EXCESSIVE SECRETION FORM THE POSTERIOR PITUITARY LOBE
WHAT IS THE MAIN THING SECRETED
VASSOPRESSIN
PRIMARY S/S OF SIADH
OLIGUIA- WEIGHT GAIN AND FLUID RETENTION IN THE BRAIN- CEREBRAL EDEMA
TESTS FOR SIADH WILL SHOW
LOW SODIUM AND LOW POT RELATED TO FLUID RENTENTION.
TX FOR SIADH
IV SALINE SOLUTION FOR LOW SODIUM
BUT ALSO FLUID RESTRICTION TO DECREASE CEREBRAL EDEMA
LASIX IF FLUID RENTION IS PROPBME.
DIABETES INSIPIDUS IS WHAT
INSUFFICIENT SECRETION OF ADH BY THE POSTERIOR PITUITARY LOBE
DI IS CAUSED BY
GENETICS- HEAD INJURY -TUMOR
S/S OF DI
INCREASED THIRST- COLD WATER
+ OUTPUT UP TO 5-15 L PER DA
TX FOR DI
TARGETED TO S/S OF DEHYDRATION
CAREFUL FLUID MONITORING
MALIGNANT HYPERTENTION
PHEOCHOMOCYTOMA
EXCESSIVE CORTOSOL
CUSHING
TX IS ADRENALECTOMY
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
CAUSED BY USE OF ORAL CORTICOSTEROIDS
cHUSINGS
DARK BRONZE TINT TO SKIN
ADDISONS
CAUSED BY SPISODIC OR PERSISTENT HYPERSECRETION OF CATECHOLAMINE HORMONS
PHEOCHOMOCYTOMA
ECCHYMOSES AND STRIA ARE SYMPTOMS
CUSHINGS
EXCESSIVE SECRETION OF VASOPRESSIN BY PITUATARY
SIADH
INSUFFICIENT SECRETION OF ADH
DI
PENDULOUS ABDOMENN
CUSHING
LOW CALERIE DIET
CUSHINGS
LITHIUM CAN BE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR
DI
BUFFOLO HUMP
CUSHINGS
DEHYDRATION AND FEAVER ARE COMMON
DI
CEREBRAL EDEMA MAY DEVELOP AND PRECIPITATE SEIZURES
SIADA
HEADACH AND VISON LOSS ARE COMMON
ACROMEGALY
CRISIS CAN ARIS IN RELATION T SEVER HYPOTENSION AND CARDIA CYSRHYTHIMAS
ADDISON'S DISEASE
FOOD TO TAKE WITH PREDISONE
MILK OR ANTIACTIS