Cushings Assessment Nursing Mnemonic (STRESSED)
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STRESSED
- S-Skin fragile
- T-Truncal obesity with small arms
- R-Rounded face
- E-Ecchymosis, Elevated blood pressure
- S-Striae on the extremities and abdomen (Purplish)
- S-Sugar extremely high
- E-Excessive body hair especially in women, Electrolytes imbalance: hypokalemia
- D-Dorsocervical fat pad (Buffalo hump), Depression
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Assessment findings of Cushing’s Disease – caused by EXCESS secretion of adrenal hormones – glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and androgens. One of these, Cortisol, is also called the Stress hormone (STRESSED).
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