A Serious Coma Starting Silently and Could Result in Death: Addison Crisis
Journal Title: Artuklu International Journal of Health Sciences - Year 2021, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Addisonian crisis, also known as adrenal crisis or acute adrenal insufficiency, occurs in patients who have hypotension and shock, who have not been diagnosed before, or whose compliance with treatment is impaired despite being diagnosed, or who have encountered stress. Adrenal crisis is a serious clinical condition that starts silently, progresses rapidly and insidiously, however, can result in death by causing serious consequences, and requires urgent and effective care management. Therefore, there is need to have knowledge and awareness regarding adrenal crisis in the team working in the emergency department, especially in internal medicine, endocrine and emergency nurses. The main purpose of this study, which is planned with these thoughts; to increase the knowledge and awareness of nurses working in internal medicine clinics, especially nurses working in emergency department and endocrine clinics, regarding the adrenal crisis, to create resources for effective nursing management planning while giving care to adrenal crisis cases, and to contribute to the literature on the adrenal crisis.
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Hulya Keskin, Aynur Tureyen
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- EP ID EP708327
- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.29228/aijhs.4
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