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Chapter-23 Endocrine Emergencies

BOOK TITLE: The Protocol Book for Intensive Care

Author
1. Chatterjee Sudipto
2. Ghosh Sujoy
3. Chatterjee Abhirup
ISBN
9789352703050
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14144_24
Edition
5/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
28
Author Affiliations
1. Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, India, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2. Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial, Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3. Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter keywords
Endocrine emergency, adrenal crisis, pituitary apoplexy, pheochromocytoma, myxedema coma, diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, acute hypercalcemia, hypocalcemia

Abstract

Endocrine emergencies are dealt by internists more than endocrinologists, so a thorough knowledge of handling these patients is mandatory for all emergency physicians and internists. Prevention of adrenal crisis is done by patient education and appropriate dose adjustment of glucocorticoids under stressful situations like minor and major surgical procedures, infection, fever etc. Pituitary apoplexy refers to a clinical syndrome, characterized by sudden onset of headache, vomiting, visual impairment and decreased consciousness caused by hemorrhage and/or infarction of the pituitary gland. Liasion with endocrinologist and neurosurgery is essential component for successful management pituitary apoplexy. An undiagnosed or improperly treated pheochromocytoma can cause severe morbidity or even mortality. Hypertensive crisis in pheochromocytoma is a hypertensive emergency. Thyrotoxic crisis is an acute, life threatening, hypermetabolic state induced by iatrogenic or spontaneous release of thyroid hormones in a patient with uncontrolled thyrotoxicosis. Myxedema coma, diabetic emergencies and diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, acute hypercalcemia, and hypocalcemia are the other endocrine emergencies which are also discussed briefly in this chapter.

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