4/16/2023 0 Comments Adrenaline suppression![]() If these patients become acutely ill or are subject to major body stressors, such as from trauma or surgery, they require higher doses of steroids to prevent an adrenal crisis. The omission of steroids for patients with primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency can lead to adrenal crisis a medical emergency which if left untreated can be fatal. ![]() National Patient Safety Alert – Steroid Emergency Card to support early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adultsĪll patients with primary adrenal insufficiency are steroid dependent and some patients, who take oral, inhaled or topical steroids for other medical conditions, may develop secondary adrenal insufficiency and become steroid dependent.A joint National Patient Safety Alert has been issued by NHS Improvement and NHS England national patient safety team, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Physicians and Society for Endocrinology, regarding the introduction of a new Steroid Emergency Card to support the early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adults.
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