Adrenal health

Cushing’s syndrome to Addison’s disease — References & further reading

¹ Nieman L., & Ilias, I. 2005. Evaluation and treatment of Cushing’s syndrome. J. Am. Med., 118 (12), 1340–1346. URL (abstract): http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002934305001609 (accessed 08.19.2009).

² NIDDK | NIH. National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service. 2008. Cushing’s syndrome. URL: http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/cushings/cushings.htm (accessed 07.23.2009).

³ [No author listed.] 2009. Complications of Cushing’s syndrome. URL: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/c/cushings_syndrome/complic.htm (accessed 09.02.2009).

⁴ Wikipedia.org. 2009. Glucocorticoids. URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucocorticoid (accessed 08.18.2009).

⁵ NIDDK Office of Health Research Reports | NIH. National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service. 2004. Addison’s disease. URL: http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/addison/addison.htm (accessed 07.23.2009).

  Bornstein, S. 2009. Predisposing factors for adrenal insufficiency. NEJM, 360 (22), 2328–2339. URL: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/360/22/2328 (accessed 08.18.2009).

⁶ Wilson, J. 2001. Adrenal Fatigue, the 21st Century Stress Syndrome, 293–301. Petaluma, CA: Smart Publications.

⁷ NIDDK | NIH. National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service. 2008. Cushing’s Syndrome. URL: http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/cushings/cushings.htm (accessed 07.23.2009).

⁸ Wilson, J. 2001. Adrenal Fatigue, the 21st Century Stress Syndrome, 27. Petaluma, CA: Smart Publications.

⁹ NIDDK Office of Health Research Reports. NIH. National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service. 2004. Addison’s disease. URL: http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/addison/addison.htm (accessed 07.23.2009).

¹⁰ Bornstein, S. 2009.

¹¹ Hays, B. 2005. Chapter 19. Hormonal imbalances: Female hormones: The dance of the hormones. Pt. I, 229. In Textbook of Functional Medicine. Gig Harbor, WA: Institute for Functional Medicine.

¹² Hays, B. 2005.

¹³ Hays, B. 2005.

¹⁴ Bornstein S. 2009.

  Hahner, S., et al. 2009. Epidemiology of adrenal crisis in chronic adrenal insufficiency — the need for new prevention strategies. Eur. J. Endocrinol. [Epub ahead of print.] URL (abstract): http://www.eje.org/cgi/content/abstract/EJE-09-0884v1 (accessed 12.15.2009).

Reference regarding the Selye model of stress and general adaptation syndrome

Selye, H. 1946. The General Adaptation Syndrome and the diseases of adaptation. J. Clin. Endocrin., 6 (2), 117–230. URL (abstract): http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/6/2/117 (accessed 09.17.2009).

Reference for conditions associated with higher risk of adrenal insufficiency

Adapted from: Bornstein, S. 2009. Predisposing factors for adrenal insufficiency. NEJM, 360 (22), 2328–2339. URL: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/360/22/2328 (accessed 09.02.2009).

Reference regarding conventional tests for adrenal function

NIDDK Office of Health Research Reports | NIH. National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service. 2004. Addison’s disease. URL: http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/addison/addison.htm (accessed 07.23.2009).

 

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