A patient comes into the emergency department with symptoms of an Addisonian cri

1 -- The patient with Addisonian crisis (hyposecretion of adrenal hormones) may have a high fever, weakness, abdominal pain, severe hypotension, circulatory collapse, shock, and coma. Treatment of the crisis is rapid intravenous replacement of fluids and glucocorticoids. Fluid balance is usually restored in four to six hours. The patient experiencing an Addisonian crisis may have a high fever so warm blankets would not promote comfort or therapeutic action. There is no thyroid hormone insufficiency. There are no indications the patient is in need of a blood transfusion.