Endocrine Abstracts

A 30 year old female presented with recurrent episodes of collapse with hypotension. She had been taking tramadol 100 mg four times daily for pain due to endometriosis. A random cortisol of 110 nmol/L led to suspicion of opiate induced adrenal insufficiency and further investigations were undertaken. Results 09:00 hours ACTH 3.2 ng/L, cortisol 109 nmol/L, fT4 12.3 pmol/L, fT3 3.7 pmol/L, TSH 1.18 mU/L, FSH 6.8 IU/L, LH 12.1 IU/L, prolactin 438 mU/L a...

A 30 year old female presented with recurrent episodes of collapse with hypotension. She had been taking tramadol 100 mg four times daily for pain due to endometriosis. A random cortisol of 110 nmol/L led to suspicion of opiate induced adrenal insufficiency and further investigations were undertaken. Results 09:00 hours ACTH 3.2 ng/L, cortisol 109 nmol/L, fT4 12.3 pmol/L, fT3 3.7 pmol/L, TSH 1.18 mU/L, FSH 6.8 IU/L, LH 12.1 IU/L, prolactin 438 mU/L a...