Cushing's: Adjustments of corticosteroids are made if the patient has to take them when the patient develops this disorder, Status post adrenalectomy for this disorder, close monitoring of cortisol levels is done to watch for an adrenal crisis, Can be caused by taking too much corticosteroids, Addison's: The patients must take steroids for the rest of their lives because the adrenal glands don't produce endogenous steroids, Administration of 0.9% normal saline and hydrocortisone, Hyponatremia and hyperkalemia, Hyperthyroidism: Iodine is given prior to surgery to reduce vascularity and the amount of thyroid hormone being released, A goiter and exophthalmos are the most visual assessment findings for this disorder, Thyroidectomy solves this disorder if performed, Hypothyroidism: Cardiovascular status must be monitored when taking levothyroxine, Myxedema coma is the complication for this disorder, Weight gain and anorexia,

Endocrine Disorders

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