Part 6 · Hormones I — The Pituitary, Water, Salt and Adrenals
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Primary adrenal insufficiency has high ACTH, aldosterone deficiency, hyperkalaemia, pigmentation and high renin. Central disease has low or inappropriately normal ACTH and usually preserved aldosterone. Crisis presents with shock, vomiting, abdominal pain, hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia or hypoglycaemia.
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