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My mother had heparin therapy and immediately went into a decline. she only had one adrenal gland and we feel she may have had an adrenal hemorrhage leading to adrenal insufficiency. is this possible - if so what type of results would we see lab wise?
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Addisonian Crisis: You would see the following labs: hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, and hypoglycemia.
Answered 3/20/2020
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If you only have one adrenal gland and heparin is given are there any precautions you need to take ?
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Follow up question - if you have a bilaterial adrenal hemorrhage and you only have one adrenal gland what symptoms/ biochemistry results would you expect to see ?
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