Cushing's Syndrome and Corticosteroids (Part 2)

Corticosteroid medications are commonly used to treat many types of diseases, ranging from asthma to arthritis. Many people, after taking corticosteroid medications for long periods of time, begin to gain weight, have high blood pressure, and become weaker, a set of symptoms known as Cushing's Syndrome. Tune into this episode of Medicurio to learn why these symptoms occur and how Cushing's Syndrome is related to Addison's Disease. Cool links to check out: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has a nice write-up on Cushing's Syndrome, as well as how to test for this disease: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-info... Cushing's Support and Research Foundation: https://csrf.net/