Addisonian Crisis
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An Addisonian crisis is an acute decompensation related to insufficiency of the adrenal glands, in which the body lacks sufficient amounts of certain hormones that help regulate blood pressure, fluids, and the response to stress.
How it may present: Intense weakness, abdominal pain, nausea, low blood pressure, confusion, or dehydration, which usually appear markedly and require immediate attention.
When to seek care? Because of its acute nature, in the presence of the sudden appearance of these signs in a person with known adrenal problems, it is essential to go to an emergency service without delay.
Which specialist provides follow-up? The endocrinologist is the professional who studies diseases of the adrenal glands and guides long-term follow-up. Keeping up regular monitoring with this specialist helps understand and watch the underlying condition.
Data on 38 doctors who treat addisonian crisis
Which specialist treats addisonian crisis?
Addisonian Crisis is usually treated by specialists in endocrinologist, emergency physician, critical care and intensive care specialist, general practitioner, pediatric endocrinologist, internist.
Treatment by city
Doctors specialized in addisonian crisis
Dr. Rodrigo Armando Vigueras Santiago
Dr. Vicente de Jesus Flores Lopez
Dr. Jacqueline Montero Schwarz
Dr. Maria Fernanda Frausto Mendoza
Dr. Karla Escobedo Vázquez
Dr. Norma Ilse Garcia González
Dr. Héctor Garza Blizzard
Dr. Gilberto Morales Salgado
Dr. Andrea Avila Martinez
Dr. Jorge Alberto Carmona Meza
Dr. Oscar Yair Nava Garcia
Dr. Esmirna Arlette Pantoja Alcocer
Dr. César Arias Ruiz
Dr. Sandra Briseida Hernández León
Dr. Flor Corona
Dr. Pavel González Guzmán
Dr. Valery Fabiola Lerma Torres
Dr. Bernardo Velazquez Pallares
Dr. Gloria Nayeli Vega Hernández
Dr. Rosa Nayely Hernández Flandes
Frequently asked questions
What is addisonian crisis?
An Addisonian crisis is an acute decompensation related to insufficiency of the adrenal glands, in which the body lacks sufficient amounts of certain hormones that help regulate blood pressure, fluids, and the response to stress.
Which doctor treats addisonian crisis?
Addisonian Crisis is usually treated by specialists in endocrinologist, emergency physician, critical care and intensive care specialist, general practitioner, pediatric endocrinologist, internist.