Cushing's Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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Table of Contents
Discussion...................................................................................................................................................2
Symptoms................................................................................................................................................3
Relevant drug..........................................................................................................................................5
Nursing care plan.....................................................................................................................................6
References...................................................................................................................................................8

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Discussion
Cushing's syndrome is the set of sign and symptoms because of prolonged exposure to
the cortisol, which occurs due to the intake of medicine from and the high cortisol production in
the adrenal glands inside the body. Cushing syndrome was first described in 1912 by Harvey.
This particular health condition is of two types; one is endogenous and another one is exogenous
Cushing's syndrome. Exogenous Cushing syndrome is a type of Cushing syndrome which causes
in individuals consuming glucocorticoid or corticosteroids hormone. This health condition
occurs when the body has increased levels of hormone cortisol (Hopkins, & Leinung, 2005).
Exogenous is actually means caused by outside factors, it can be caused when the individual
takes more man-made or synthetic corticosteroid medicines to manage a disorder.
Glucocorticoids are provided for different diseases like lung-related problems, cancer, joint
disorders, brain tumours, and inflammatory bowel disease. These drugs can be administered via
different routes like orally, intravenously, through enema, inhalations and through eyes. The oral
route is the most common cause of this health condition (Tempark, et al., 2010).
Incidence
This health issue is rare with the incidence rate of 0.7 to 2.4 per million people every
year. More than ten millions of American people consume the pharmacologic dosage of
corticosteroids or glucocorticoids every year (Azizi, Jahed, Hedayati, Lankarani, Bejestani,
Esfahanian, & Kobarfard, 2008). Thus exogenous Cushing syndrome should be more usual than
another form of Cushing's syndrome but is infrequently reported. The Cushing’s syndrome is
also affecting the Australian population, it was estimated that 39 in 19, 913, 1442 Australian
experiences this health issue. These health issues occur is not restricted to a particular race or