Essay On Addison's Disease
• Addison’s disease
Addison’s disease is a rare and chronic disease discovered by Dr Thomas Addison
in 1849 with the first known case of being from Tuberculosis later finding there are
other causes. Addison’s disease is described as being a total deficiency of the hormones
made in the adrenal cortex ( cortisol and alderstone ) due to its destruction affecting
fewer than 200,000 people a year and can be life threating if untreated. The hormone
Cortisol is a hormone that is produced in the adrenal cortex to help mobilize nutrients
and the body’s response to inflammation stimulates liver to help raise blood sugar and
help in the control of the amount of water in the body. Aldosterone helps regulates in
salt and water level to affect the blood …show more content…
Other secondary adrenal insufficiency’s such as problems with the pituitary
gland or the Hypothalamus located in the brain. Prolonged or improper use of steroid
hormones such as prednisone . Less common causes would be from pituitary tumors or
damage to the pituitary gland during radiation or surgery could also cause Addison’s
disease. The signs and symptoms that lead to Addison disease could come from any of
the following. Fatigue, weight loss , severe hypoglycemia, very low blood pressure when
standing, muscle weakness, emotional changes such as irritability and depression due
to the loss of salt and with the increase of ATCH because of cortisol produces a
darkening of the skin visually looking like a bad tan on someone who is very sick. This is
a slow progressing disease and is usually overlooked until a sudden onset of sickness or
flu virus and if surgery. The way that Addison disease is diagnosed be through routine
tests done in a hospital or at your Dr.s office. Testing your potassium, sodium, and
Addison’s disease is a rare and chronic disease discovered by Dr Thomas Addison
in 1849 with the first known case of being from Tuberculosis later finding there are
other causes. Addison’s disease is described as being a total deficiency of the hormones
made in the adrenal cortex ( cortisol and alderstone ) due to its destruction affecting
fewer than 200,000 people a year and can be life threating if untreated. The hormone
Cortisol is a hormone that is produced in the adrenal cortex to help mobilize nutrients
and the body’s response to inflammation stimulates liver to help raise blood sugar and
help in the control of the amount of water in the body. Aldosterone helps regulates in
salt and water level to affect the blood …show more content…
Other secondary adrenal insufficiency’s such as problems with the pituitary
gland or the Hypothalamus located in the brain. Prolonged or improper use of steroid
hormones such as prednisone . Less common causes would be from pituitary tumors or
damage to the pituitary gland during radiation or surgery could also cause Addison’s
disease. The signs and symptoms that lead to Addison disease could come from any of
the following. Fatigue, weight loss , severe hypoglycemia, very low blood pressure when
standing, muscle weakness, emotional changes such as irritability and depression due
to the loss of salt and with the increase of ATCH because of cortisol produces a
darkening of the skin visually looking like a bad tan on someone who is very sick. This is
a slow progressing disease and is usually overlooked until a sudden onset of sickness or
flu virus and if surgery. The way that Addison disease is diagnosed be through routine
tests done in a hospital or at your Dr.s office. Testing your potassium, sodium, and