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Adrenal Insufficiency
• Normal adrenal physiology • Clinical features, Laboratory findings • Common causes of primary adrenal insufficiency • Evaluation of suspected adrenal insufficiency • Acute and chronic management issues
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Normal Adrenals
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Adrenal Cortex
•Zona Glomerulosa: Mineralocorticoids •Zona Fasiculata: Glucocorticoids
•Zona Reticularis: Androgens
•Medulla
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Adrenal physiology: HPA axis
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Adrenal physiology: Renin-angiotensin system
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Causes of Primary adrenal insufficiency:
Acquired • Autoimmune • AIDS • Tuberculosis • Bilateral injury
- Hemorrhage - Necrosis - Metastasis
• Idiopathic
Congenital • Congenital adrenal
hyperplasia • Wolman disease • Adrenal hypoplasia
congenital • Allgrove syndrome (AAA)
Syndromes • Adrenoleukodystrophy • Autoimmune polyglandular
syndrome 1 (APS1) • APS2 (Schmidt syndrome)
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Aetiology of Primary adrenal insufficiency:
Acquired • Autoimmune • AIDS • Tuberculosis • Bilateral injury
- Hemorrhage - Necrosis - Metastasis
• Idiopathic
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Tuberculosis
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Adrenal Hemorrhage: Meningococcemia Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
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Addison’s Disease
• 1st described in 1855 by Dr. Thomas Addison
• Refers to acquired primary adrenal insufficiency
• Does not confer specific etiology
- Usually autoimmune (~80%)
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Symptoms
• Fatigue • Weakness • Orthostasis • Weight loss • Poor appetite • Neuropsychiatric
- Apathy - Confusion
• Nausea, vomiting • Abdominal pain • Salt craving
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Physical findings
• Hyperpigmentation • Hypotension • Orthostatic changes • Weak pulses • Shock • Loss of axillary/pubic hair
(women)
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Physical findings
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Adrenal Insufficiency - hyperpigmentation
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Laboratory findings
• Hyponatremia • Hyperkalemia • Hypoglycemia • Narrow cardiac silhouette on CXR • Low voltage EKG
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Primary adrenal insufficiency:
Congenital • Congenital adrenal
hyperplasia • Wolman disease • Adrenal hypoplasia
congenital • Allgrove syndrome (AAA)
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21-hydroxylase deficiency CAH
•Classification based on enzyme activity - Classic
• Salt wasting (Complete deficiency) • Simple virilizing (Significant but partial defect)
- Non Classic • Elevated enzyme levels (Mild deficiency)
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Primary adrenal insufficiency:
Syndromes Adrenoleukodystrophy Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome 1 (APS1) APS2 (Schmidt Syndrome)
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Associated conditions
• Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome I - Hypoparathyroidism - Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis - Atrophic gastritis - Adrenal insufficiency in childhood - Pernicious anemia - Vitiligo - AIRE mutation
• Transcription factor • Affects immune regulation
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Associated conditions
• Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome II - Autoimmune thyroiditis - Type I diabetes mellitus - Adrenal insufficiency - Pernicious anemia - Premature ovarian failure - Genetic associations
• HLA haplotype, CLTA4
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•Evaluation
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Evaluation
• 0800 cortisol level • ACTH level • Random cortisol in ill patient • ACTH stimulation test • Suspected CAH
- Needs special evaluation
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Evaluation
• 0800 cortisol level - Levels less than 3 mcg/dL are suggestive of AI - Levels greater than 15 mcg/dL unlikely to be AI
• ACTH level - Elevated in adrenal insufficiency - ACTH readily degraded if not properly processed [frozen]
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Evaluation
• Random cortisol in ill patient - >20 mcg/dL reassuring
• Adrenal Autoantibodies
- ACA—adrenal cortex antibody - Anti-21-OH-hydroxylase antibody
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Evaluation—ACTH Stimulation
• Low dose (1 mcg) test - Baseline, 30 and 60 minute cortisol levels - More physiological ACTH level/stimulation - Useful in central AI - Useful for assessing recovery after chronic steroid treatment
• High dose (250 mcg) test - Baseline, 30 and 60 minute levels - Can be done IM - Stronger stimulation than 1 mcg test
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Evaluation ACTH Stimulation
• Cortisol peaks are controversial - Reported normals range between 18-25 mcg/dl - Some providers also look at the degree of increase
• Also use ACTH to help differentiate primary vs secondary deficiency - Secondary may respond to high dose, but not low - Primary should fail both high and low dose
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Treatment
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Acute treatment
• Normal Saline volume resuscitation - Reverse shock
• Look for/treat hypoglycemia - 25% dextrose
• New problem, suspected AI - Labssteroids
• Established patient with AI - Steroids
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Stress dose steroids
• Loading dose - 100mg IV and then 100mg SQ q 8hr
• Continue hydrocortisone with 50-100 mg/sq. m/day - Divide q6-8 hours - May be 2-3x home dose
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Long term treatment
• Daily glucocorticoid replacement (hydrocortisone) - 15-30 mg/day divided BID
Daily mineralocorticoid replacement - Fludrocortisone 0.05-0.2 mg daily
• Patient education
- Stress coverage - Emergency steroid administration
• IM hydrocortisone (Solucortef Actovial) - Medic Alert ID
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Relative Steroid Potencies
Glucocorticoid Mineralocorticoid
Hydrocortisone 1 ++ Prednisone/ Prednisolone
3-5
+ Methylprednisone 5-6 0 Dexamethasone 25-50 0 Fludrocortisone 15-20 +++++
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Relative Steroid Potencies
Glucocorticoid Mineralocorticoid
Hydrocortisone 1 ++ Prednisone/ Prednisolone
3-5
+ Methylprednisone 5-6 - Dexamethasone 25-50 - Fludrocortisone 15-20 +++++
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When to consider AI: Patients at risk…Primary AI
• History of TB • Refractory shock
- Particularly meningococcal disease • Dehydration/shock with hyperpigmentation • Neonate with vomiting/dehydration/shock • Other autoimmune endocrine disease • History consistent with APS1
- Immunodeficiency/chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
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When to consider AI: Patients at risk…Secondary AI
• Pituitary trauma/surgery • Brain tumor
- Craniopharyngioma - Suprasellar germ cell tumor
• Infiltrative pituitary disease - Sarcoidosis - Histiocytosis
• Congenital pituitary abnormalities - May have progressive loss of corticotroph function
• Chronic glucocorticoid therapy
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Summary: Adrenal Insufficiency
• May be primary or secondary • May be congenital or acquired • Treatment is relatively simple • Diagnosis is often controversial
- Baseline cortisol/ACTH before steroids - ACTH stimulation test, if possible - Additional testing if CAH is suspected