COVID-19 FOR EMERGENCY AND HOSPITAL PERSONNEL - ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY
NADF has been conducting a survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W2NQSMD) regarding your concerns about COVID-19 with adrenal insufficiency. Survey responses have provided excellent insight into concerns regarding COVID-19. Specifically, many people with adrenal insufficiency are worried that EMS, Emergency Room or hospital staff will not know how to treat them properly. To address this concern, NADF has created a one-page ‘handout’ document with medical staff instructions for adults and children. As always, the guidance provided in the document has been fully approved by our medical advisors. Download the PDF below for printing. For downloading to your mobile device, click here FOR ADULTS and here FOR CHILDREN.
If you do find yourself in a situation where you have COVID-19 and need to go to the hospital, please don’t hesitate to hand this to all medical personnel involved in your care.
Note: The information on the treatment of Covid-19 continues to evolve, and our recommendations may change in the future. We will continue to update the document as required.
If you do find yourself in a situation where you have COVID-19 and need to go to the hospital, please don’t hesitate to hand this to all medical personnel involved in your care.
Note: The information on the treatment of Covid-19 continues to evolve, and our recommendations may change in the future. We will continue to update the document as required.
COVID-19 DOSING RECOMMENDATIONS
Adrenal Insufficient Patient Who Recovered from Coronavirus
My name is Kristin Martinez, I’m a 34-year-old pharmacist with Addison’s disease from New York. Knowing that even “minor” illnesses aren’t necessarily minor for someone with adrenal insufficiency, I had begun to worry about the novel coronavirus in the end of January.
SAFETY ADVICE AS COMMUNITIES BEGIN TO REOPEN
June 1, 2020
Communities and businesses across the country are beginning to reopen, and more and more people are outside. How do you stay safe?
The safest thing to do, especially for those of us who are considered high risk, is still to stay home as much as possible. But if you do go out, there are ways to reduce the risks:
Check out the CDC website for protecting yourself and others: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html
Make sure you continue to:
Please see these links for excellent articles to help protect your health and the health of those around during the reopening of our areas this summer:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/23/861325631/from-camping-to-dining-out-heres-how-experts-rate-the-risks-of-14-summer-activit
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html
Continue to stay safe for ourselves, for those we love, and for everyone!
Communities and businesses across the country are beginning to reopen, and more and more people are outside. How do you stay safe?
The safest thing to do, especially for those of us who are considered high risk, is still to stay home as much as possible. But if you do go out, there are ways to reduce the risks:
- Avoid crowds and big gatherings
- Choose outside activities over indoor activities
- For indoor activities, check if the facility has been cleaned
Check out the CDC website for protecting yourself and others: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html
Make sure you continue to:
- Wash your hands often
- Avoid close contact
- Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others
- Cover coughs and sneezes
- Clean and disinfect commonly used surfaces
- Monitor your health - watch for fever, cough, shortness of breath, or other symptoms of COVID-19. Take your temperature if symptoms develop.
Please see these links for excellent articles to help protect your health and the health of those around during the reopening of our areas this summer:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/23/861325631/from-camping-to-dining-out-heres-how-experts-rate-the-risks-of-14-summer-activit
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html
Continue to stay safe for ourselves, for those we love, and for everyone!
COVID-19 - ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY AND STEROID DOSING GUIDELINES
April 10, 2020
- When individuals with adrenal insufficiency (AI) are not sick and therefore not requiring stress dosing, they should not be taking higher or lower doses of hydrocortisone hoping it will protect them from getting sick.
ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY STUDY EXPANDS TO COVID MONITORING
This pandemic is frightening for everyone, but particularly for those who have chronic medical conditions. Adrenal insufficient patients have twin risks of possibly “catching” COVID-19 more easily and the additional problem of adrenal crisis complicating their ability to respond to a major illness.
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE
On March 24th, The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) provided an important Coronavirus (COVID-19) position statement for people with Adrenal Insufficiency and Cushing’s Syndrome. You can read their statement here:
UPDATE ON RECENT NADF MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
March 10, 2020
We’ve become aware of a study in the European Journal of Endocrinology. This is an important study and have an updated response from NADF Medical Director Paul Margulies, MD, FACE, FACP.
We’ve become aware of a study in the European Journal of Endocrinology. This is an important study and have an updated response from NADF Medical Director Paul Margulies, MD, FACE, FACP.
