LilleyChpt33 Adrenal Drugs

a potentially life-threatening condition caused by partial or complete failure of adrenocortical function with loss of the functions of the adrenal cortex and decrease in glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, and androgenic hormones. It is a chronic disease of hyposecretion of steroids

the outer portion of the adernal gland

an acute, life threatening state of profound adrenocortical insufficiency requiring immediately medical management.

it is fluid volume, hyponatremia, and hyperkalemia

the inner portion of the adrenal gland

a mineralocorticoid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that acts on the renal tubule to regulate sodium and potassium balance in the blood

the general anatomic term for the outer layer of the body or gan or other structure

any of the natural or synthetic adrenocortical hormones; that is, those produced by the cortex of the adreanl gland

a metabolic disorder characterized by abnormally increased secretion of the adrenocortical steroids

an adrenegic hormone, also secreted by the adrenal medulla

increases blood pressure by causing vasoconstriction but does not appreciably affect cardiac output

it is the immediate metabolic precursor to epinephrin

a major group of corticosteriod hormones that regulate electrolyte and water balance

in humans the primary mineralocorticoid is aldosterone

a general anatomic term for the most interior portion of an organ or structures

a negative feedback system involved in regulating the release of corticotropin-releasing by the hypothalamus, adrenocorticotropic hormones (corticotropin) by the pituitary gland, and corticosteroids by the adrenal glands.

suppression may lead to addison's disease and possible adrenal crisis or addisonian crisis.

the suppresion results from chronic disease or exogenous sources, such as long-term glucocorticoid therapy

a major group of corticosteriod hormones that regulate carbohydrate, protein, and lipid metabolism and inhibit the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone (corticotropin)

an endogenous hormone secreted into the blood-stream by the adrenal medulla

a synthetic drug that is an adrenergic vasoconstrictor and also increases cardiac output