Question

15. A female of 45 years age has undergone laparoscopic right adrenalectomy for Cushing
syndrome. In the evening of surgery. she is drowsy and her pulse is 100/minute and BP 80/40
mmHg. She is getting injectable antibiotics, analgesics, and proton pump inhibitors. As house
oficer on duty you will:
2. Get an urgent ultrasound abdomen for haemorrhage
b. Give her intravenous hydrocortisone
c. Immediately obtain an ECG for myocardial ischaemia
d. Start blood transfusion
e. Start intravenous infusion of vasopressin

Answer 1

Answer:

Give her intravenous hydrocortisone