Endocrine emergencies.
The urgency for therapy in endocrine emergencies precludes the completion of a meticulous laboratory evaluation. However, a few critical diagnostic studies obtained concurrently with initiation of therapy may facilitate subsequent therapeutic decisions. Diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemic coma, pheochromocytoma, hypercalcemia, and hypocalcemia are among the critical disorders discussed.
D000224:Addison Disease / Q000628:therapy; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D002128:Calcium Metabolism Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D003422:Critical Care; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009230:Myxedema / Q000628:therapy; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000628:therapy; D013958:Thyroid Crisis / Q000628:therapy