ea0038p118 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2015
Cormican Sarah
, Casey Ruth
, O'Shea Paula
, Bell Marcia
Introduction: Patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) lack endogenous cortisol and require oral hydrocortisone. In primary AI (PAI) endogenous aldosterone synthesis is also lost and patients require oral fludrocortisone. Important long-term issues include wearing MedicAlert jewellery (MAJ) and adequacy of steroid replacement including fludrocortisone, assessed by plasma–renin activity (PRA).We identified patients with AI attending our unit and aime...