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  2. Adrenal haemorrhage - Wikipedia

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    Abdominal ultrasound examination serves as an effective non-invasive diagnostic tool for adrenal hemorrhage. Because of the non-exposure to ionizing radiation and a relatively high neonatal adrenal gland size to body size ratio that is sufficient for examination, ultrasound would be the preference for newborn patients. [ 17 ]

  3. Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Adrenal hemorrhage characteristic of the Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome has been identified in several autopsies of patients who died of sepsis secondary to capnocytophaga canimorsus infection. [8] Viruses may also be implicated in adrenal problems: Cytomegalovirus can cause adrenal insufficiency, [9] especially in the immunocompromised.

  4. Pheochromocytoma - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, if an acute adrenal hemorrhage is suspected in a pheochromocytoma patient, ultrasound is a quick, painless, radiation-less, and cheap modality for a "first-pass" before the above imaging modalities or surgery is used to confirm the diagnosis. [88]

  5. Addison's disease - Wikipedia

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    This may be the result of either previously undiagnosed Addison's disease, a disease process suddenly affecting adrenal function (such as adrenal hemorrhage), or an intercurrent problem (e.g., infection, trauma) in someone known to have Addison's disease. It is a medical emergency and potentially life-threatening situation requiring immediate ...

  6. Adrenalectomy - Wikipedia

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    Most adrenal tumors are noncancerous , often found incidentally as a mass via imaging such as CT scans, MRI, or ultrasound that were taken for other health workups (see incidentaloma). Although these adrenal masses do require evaluation, the majority of them (approximately 80% [ 7 ] ) do not require adrenalectomy.

  7. Florida doctor accused of fatally removing wrong organ from ...

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    Imaging revealed a suspected enlarged spleen and blood in the peritoneum with no active hemorrhage, according to the document. ... a portion of a patient’s pancreas instead of the left adrenal ...

  8. Pregnant Woman Discovers Lump in Breast While Applying Body ...

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    Nine months pregnant with her first child in January 2024, Marissa Sweitzer was slathering herself in body butter to prevent stretch marks when she felt a lump in her left breast. “I was ...

  9. Incidental imaging finding - Wikipedia

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    With pituitary adenomas larger than 1 cm, a baseline pituitary hormonal function test should be done, including measurements of serum levels of TSH, prolactin, IGF-1 (as a test of growth hormone activity), adrenal function (i.e. 24 hour urine cortisol, dexamethasone suppression test), testosterone in men, and estradiol in amenorrheic women.