Endocrine Abstracts

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...