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How can you tell if adrenal insufficiency is caused from steroid use or from something else like a tumor which has hemmoraged, or excess bleeding?
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It is often: Difficult to determine the specific cause, but a good endocrinologist can usually figure it out with history, physical, lab, x-rays etc.
Answered 8/27/2013
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Blood tests: Tehre are established blood tests to evaluate adrenal insufficiency.
Answered 9/9/2013
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