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A 49-year-old woman with a recently diagnosed adrenal pheochromocytoma requires drainage of a painful dental abscess before definitive tumour surgery. Her blood…
A 58-year-old man with primary adrenal insufficiency is scheduled for multiple dental extractions under general anaesthesia. He takes hydrocortisone 20 mg in th…
A 46-year-old woman taking prednisolone 7.5 mg each morning for polymyalgia rheumatica requires extraction of one mobile premolar. She is otherwise well, has ta…
A 41-year-old woman has progressive weight gain, proximal muscle weakness and easy bruising. Her 24-hour urinary free cortisol is 780 nmol/day (reference less t…
A 34-year-old woman with known autoimmune Addison disease presents with vomiting, abdominal pain and profound weakness. Her blood pressure is 82/48 mmHg, sodium…
A 42-year-old woman has progressive fatigue, reduced appetite and dizziness when standing. Her serum sodium is 127 mmol/L (135–145), potassium is 5.8 mmol/L (3.…
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