Difference between revisions of "Adrenal gland"

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Clinical:
Clinical:
*Brown skin - due POMC (a precursor of ACTH - implies [[pituitary gland]] intact).<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1157>{{Ref PBoD8|1157}}</ref>
*Brown skin - due POMC (a precursor of ACTH and melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH)).<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1157>{{Ref PBoD8|1157}}</ref>
**POMC presence implies the [[pituitary gland]] intact.
*Hypotension.
*Hypotension.
*Nausea and vomiting.
*Nausea and vomiting.