Addisons disease

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Named for Edinburgh educated medical doctor, Thomas Addison who first identified changes in skin pigmentation in patients with a peculiar form of “anaemia”, Addison’s disease is a serious form of adrenal insufficiency. Marked by extreme fatigue, gastrointestinal disturbances and rapid weight loss, the condition (though completely treatable) can be fatal without proper medical intervention.[5]

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Cushing's Disease and Addison's Disease are two endocrine disorders you need to master as a nursing student. Let's dive in to compare and contrast them.

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Early warning signs of Addison’s disease

The clinical signs and symptoms are slow at onset and don’t appear until 90% of the adrenal cortex has been destroyed. During this time, the patient is likely to have exp

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