TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Adrenal Insufficiency A1 - Idrose, Alzamani Mohammad A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Cline, David M. PY - 2016 T2 - Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e AB - The adrenal gland synthesizes steroid hormones in the cortex and catecholamines in the medulla. Adrenal insufficiency is deficiency of adrenal gland hormone production in the cortex. Primary adrenal insufficiency, or Addison's disease, is due to intrinsic adrenal gland dysfunction and results in decreased cortisol, aldosterone, and sex hormone production. The condition is rare, with prevalence ranging from 39 to 144 cases per million population.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121514955 ER -