THE ADRENAL CORTEX:
American Journal of The Medical Sciences(1958)
摘要
Summary This presentation has attempted to summarize the role of the adrenal cortex in health and disease. The medical conditions
for which cortisone therapy has been employed have been listed, in order to alert the anaesthetist to the possibility of previous
treatment with steroids m patients who are suffering or have suffered at any time from these diseases. The various tests for
adrenal function are described, as are the treatment of adrenal cortical dysfunction, the complications of treatment, and
contra-indications to steroid therapy
The adrenals may be lemoved by the surgeon. (1) to influence secondary carcinoma; (2) to remove non-endocrine tumours of the
adrenals, (3) to influence abnormal conditions of adrenal function manifested by hypersecretion of adrena] cortical hormones,
(4) incidentally, in the course of operations on adjacent organs. In all these cases substitution therapy is necessary It
should be started preoperatively and may have to be carried on indefinitely
Finally, the condition of “latent adrenal insufficiency” is described. This is a syndrome characterized by a shock-like state
following major stress It responds poorly to the usual measures adopted for shock, but is often dramatically influenced by
the administration of large doses of adrenal cortical hormone Prophylactic use of steroid therapy in suspect cases is advocated
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