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NCLEX Bootcamp Free Resources: Free NCLEX Cheat Sheets - https://bootcamp.com/nclex/free-resources Free NCLEX Practice Cases and Video Explanations - https://bootcamp.com/nclex Cushing & Addison disease are high-yield on the NCLEX® because they are classic comparison questions, too much hormone vs too little. This video gives you a fast way to sort them, recognize red flags, and pick the priority intervention. What you will learn: • Cortisol and aldosterone basics, glucose and immunity, plus sodium, water, and potassium balance • Addison disease signs, low cortisol and aldosterone causing weight loss, low BP, low glucose, high potassium, bronze skin • Addisonian crisis, shock with hypotension, hypoglycemia, hyperkalemia, treat with IV corticosteroids • Cushing syndrome signs, excess hormones causing weight gain, high BP, fluid retention, low potassium, high glucose • Cushing appearance, truncal obesity, moon face, buffalo hump, thin skin and slow healing • Nursing priorities, sodium restriction, watch for pulmonary edema, prevent infection, protect skin, fall precautions • Extra traps, Conn syndrome and pheochromocytoma, and do not palpate the abdomen ⏱️ Timestamps 0:25 Adrenal Gland Physiology 2:28 Adrenocortical Insufficiency (Addison Disease) 5:35 NCLEX Quick Check #1 6:28 Hypercortisolism (Cushing Syndrome) 8:56 NCLEX Quick Check #2 9:39 Hyperaldosteronism (Conn Syndrome) 10:25 Pheochromocytoma 11:18 NCLEX Quick Check #3 NGN Strategy Course Playlist - https://app.bootcamp.com/nclex/next-gen-cases/qbanks Follow us on Social: Study Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/nclexbootcampstudentgroup Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nclexbootcampoffical Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nclexbootcamp TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@nclex_bootcamp ______________________________________________________________ cushing syndrome, cushing disease, addison disease, addisonian crisis, adrenal insufficiency, adrenal cortex hormones, cortisol nursing, aldosterone nursing, glucocorticoids vs mineralocorticoids, endocrine disorders nclex, endocrine nclex review, cushing vs addison differences, hypercortisolism, hypocortisolism, long term corticosteroid use, steroid taper teaching, do not stop steroids abruptly, hydrocortisone replacement, prednisone replacement, stress dose steroids, surgery stress dose steroids, infection stress dose steroids, hyperpigmentation addison bronze skin, acth high hyperpigmentation, low blood pressure addison, weight loss addison, hypoglycemia addison, hyperkalemia addison, hyponatremia addison, endocrine shock, iv corticosteroids addisonian crisis, cushing appearance moon face
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