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Anesthesia for Mineralocorticoid Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations & Anesthetic Considerations

MINERALOCORTICOID DEFICIENCY

Clinical Manifestations & Anesthetic Considerations

Atrophy or destruction of both adrenal glands results in a combined deficiency of mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids (see the section on Glucocorticoid Deficiency). Isolated deficiency of mineralocorti-coid activity almost never occurs.

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