acute adrenocortical insufficiency

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• adrenocortical insufficiency — abnormally diminished secretion of corticosteroids by the adrenal cortex. Acute adrenocortical i. is another name for addisonian crisis and primary or chronic adrenocortical i. is another name for Addison disease. Secondary adrenocortical (or… …   Medical dictionary

• insufficiency — Lack of completeness of function or power. SEE ALSO: incompetence. [L. in , neg. + sufficientia, fr. sufficio to suffice] accommodative i. a lack of appropriate accommodation for near focus. acute adrenocortical i. severe adrenocortical i. when… …   Medical dictionary

• Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency — (CIRCI) is a form of adrenal insufficiency in critically ill patients who have blood corticosteroid levels which are inadequate for the severe stress response they experience. Combined with decreased glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity and tissue …   Wikipedia

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

• crisis — 1. A sudden change, usually for the better, in the course of an acute disease, in contrast to the gradual improvement by lysis. 2. A paroxysmal pain in an organ or circumscribed region of the body occurring in the course of …   Medical dictionary

• Addisonian crisis — an acute medical emergency due to a lack of corticosteroid production by the body, caused by disease of the adrenal glands or long term suppression of production by steroid medication. It manifests as low blood pressure and collapse, biochemical… …   Medical dictionary

• endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …   Universalium

• Addison's disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E27.1 E27.2 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …   Medical dictionary

• ACI — acceleration index; acoustic comfort index; acute cardiac ischemia; acute coronary infarction; acute coronary insufficiency; adenylate cyclase inhibitor; adrenocortical insufficiency; anticlonus index …   Medical dictionary

• ACI — • acceleration index; • acoustic comfort index; • acute cardiac ischemia; • acute coronary infarction; • acute coronary insufficiency; • adenylate cyclase inhibitor; • adrenocortical insufficiency; • anticlonus index …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations