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| + | Since some individuals experience nausea leading to vomiting as a symptom, intravenous or intramuscular cortisol injections can replace the oral tablets (Mayo Clinic, 2015). | ||
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| + | It is strongly recommended that individuals with the disease carry a cortisol injection kit with them in case of Addisonian/Adrenal Crisis (Canadian Addison Society, 2017). In the appropriate hospital setting, receiving an intravenous dose of hydrocortisone and dextrose sugar in saline solution would be an ideal treatment for the adrenal crisis (Mayo Clinic, 2015). Otherwise, the individual or family member can follow the appropriate instructions to inject the hydrocortisone intramuscularly into a large muscle, typically the thigh (quadricep muscle) (Canadian Addison Society, 2017). | ||
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| Figure 11: Intramuscular injection into a large muscle is usually recommended; typically the thigh. | Figure 11: Intramuscular injection into a large muscle is usually recommended; typically the thigh. | ||
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| - | It is strongly recommended that individuals with the disease carry a cortisol injection kit with them in case of Addisonian/Adrenal Crisis (Canadian Addison Society, 2017). In the appropriate hospital setting, receiving an intravenous dose of hydrocortisone and dextrose sugar in saline solution would be an ideal treatment for the adrenal crisis (Mayo Clinic, 2015). Otherwise, the individual or family member can follow the appropriate instructions to inject the hydrocortisone intramuscularly into a large muscle, typically the thigh (quadricep muscle) (Canadian Addison Society, 2017). | ||
