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Symptoms of adrenal insufficiency can develop suddenly and rapidly into an adrenal crisis. This can occur in someone who has been diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency or in someone who has yet to be diagnosed. Often, an adrenal crisis is triggered by health-related stress, such as an illness, surgical procedure or serious injury. These are also ...
'Incidentalomas' Some patients were diagnosed with adrenal tumors as a primary diagnosis, but many, especially in the later years of the study period, had incidentalomas — a combination of the word “incidental,” meaning that the tumor was found while the patient was being examined for something else, and the suffix "-oma," which means tumor.
Your body has two adrenal glands, one above each kidney. As part of the endocrine system, adrenal glands produce hormones that contribute to sexual development, and regulate metabolism, blood pressure, stress and other essential bodily functions. Each adrenal gland has two parts: the outer cortex and the inner medulla.
Most bicuspid aortic valve cases occur by chance, but approximately 10% of the cases tend to occur more often in family members. While screening of first-degree relatives is routine after the initial diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve, routine genetic testing is not recommended. The initial test, as in your case, is an echocardiogram. This test ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes vertigo? Does having it one time mean I’m more likely to experience it again? ANSWER: Vertigo is a sensation that either you or your surroundings, or both, are spinning or moving when they are not. Some people confuse vertigo with dizziness, but there is a difference. Dizziness typically is a […]
An underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) or overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) can also cause low blood pressure. In addition, endocrine disorders such as adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) and low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) can also trigger low blood pressure.
"This discovery not only provides a deeper understanding of the mechanisms behind triglyceride-induced organ damage in pancreatitis but also offers a promising strategy to improve patient outcomes," says senior author Vijay Singh, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic's campus in Scottsdale, Arizona.
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it easy to determine a direct cause of erectile dysfunction? My husband is 51 and refuses to see his doctor even though I know it’s bothering him. Does erectile dysfunction ever go away on its own, or is treatment always necessary? ANSWER: Finding the specific cause of erectile dysfunction isn’t always simple. […]
Fasting triggers a particular mechanism that helps beta cells in the pancreas manage glucose, according to discovery scientists at Mayo Clinic. The paper, published in Science Advances, reports that this molecular mechanism explains why intermittent fasting supports normalized glucose concentrations. It is the first step to investigating new potential treatment strategies for patients with ...
Eau Claire, Wis. — Detecting a heart murmur on your own can be tricky. A murmur is an extra heart sound that can be heard by a stethoscope.