CHILDREN WITH ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY

​Be sure to watch a recording of NADF's webinar on pediatric adrenal insufficiency with Dr. Mitchell Geffner. The link is below.

Adrenal Crisis Alert Flyer for Children (pdf)​ Adrenal Crisis Alert Flyer for Children - Spanish (pdf)	Signs, symptoms and emergency room treatment protocol for children in English and Spanish
​​Stress Dosing for Children​ (pdf)	​​Adrenal Insufficiency Children's Guide to Management of Illness and Stress-Related Medical Events
​​Adrenal Crisis Care Medical Information (pdf)	​​​NADF Medical Director Paul Margulies, MD, FACE, FACP strongly suggests that adrenal insufficient adults and children only use hydrocortisone for adrenal crisis care injections.
How to Administer Solu-Cortef How to Administer Solu-Cortef (Spanish)	Instructional video on how to administer Solu-Cortef to your child. This video was recorded in English and Spanish by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency	​This article focuses on children who present with adrenal insufficiency either as a newborn or in childhood. It highlights the causes, symptoms and treatments to children specifically.
Severe COVID-19 risks greatly increased for children with adrenal insufficiency	​Adrenal insufficiency increases the risk for severe outcomes, including death, 23-fold for children who contract COVID-19, according to a data analysis presented at the ENDO annual meeting.
Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency Webinar	The webinar is hosted by NADF, along with Mitchell Geffner, MD, Co-director, CAH Comprehensive Care Clinic, Attending Physician, Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC. Published April 2021.
Treating Pediatric AI - a brochure (pdf) Administering hydrocortisone oral granules (a video)	Important brochure and about Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency and administering hydrocortisone oral granules.
Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency Action Plan with Pictograms	​Walter Reed National Military Medical Center created a tool to help patients and families recognize adrenal insufficiency symptoms and take appropriate actions. The tool uses pictures to provide guidance on treatment at home and in an emergency.