Question

A client is diagnosed with addisonian crisis. list the lab values that will be affected by this disease process.

Answer 1

The values that will be affected by this disease process are;
-Electrolytes; which includes; increased potassium, decreased sodium and increased calcium.
-Increased BUN (blood urea nitrogen) and creatinine 
-Decreased blood glucose (hypoglycemia)
-Decreased cortisol levels.
Addison crisis or Addisonian crisis is a disorder that occurs when the body produces insufficient amounts of certain hormones produced by the adrenal glands. In this disorder, the adrenal glands produce too little cortisol and often insufficient levels of aldosterone as well.