Patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) require continuous glucocorticoid (GC) replacement
treatment to restore well-being and to prevent life-threatening complications. Knowledge
of symptoms of inadequate replacement and on therapeutic options is of utmost importance
to provide best medical care. We previously demonstrated significant differences between
physicians working at Hospitals with and without a Division of Endocrinology when
asked about knowledge of clinical signs and treatment of AI [
[1]
]. Therefore we assumed that physicians, who have more frequently contact with AI patients,
are better informed and that personal experience might have a major impact on management
of AI patients.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: July 18, 2016
Accepted:
July 8,
2016
Received:
July 7,
2016
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© 2016 European Federation of Internal Medicine. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
