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Table 90.1

Clinical Features of Adrenal Insufficiency

Primary (Addison's disease) and secondary adrenal insufficiency
  • Tiredness, weakness, anorexia, weight loss
  • Hypotension/postural hypotension
  • Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea
  • Hyponatraemia, hypoglycaemia, mild normocytic anaemia, lymphocytosis, eosinophilia

Primary adrenal insufficiency and associated disorders only

Secondary adrenal insufficiency and associated disorders only