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Review of the Causes and Treatment of Adrenal insufficiency

Expiry Date
: 01/07/2025
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
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This article reviews the causes of AI and educates healthcare professionals on the treatment and management of the condition, including emergency management.

Keywords: Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment Management

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this article is to review the causes and management of AI.

Editor's comments:
AI is often overlooked and underdiagnosed. It is important to know how to manage these patients and be aware of the risk factors requiring additional therapy in this patient group.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. The causes of AI

  2. The different glucocorticoid preparations available
  3. Drugs affecting glucocorticoid metabolism
  4. Risk factors for adrenal crisis
  5. Management of adrenal crisis
  6. Management of patients with AI undergoing surgery
  7. Management of patients with AI and intercurrent illnesses
  8. Glucocorticoid replacement during stress.

Instructions for this Module

  • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
  • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
  • The pass grade is 70%;
  • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
  • Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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