A 39-year-old female with history of depression, anxiety, PTSD, migraine, asthma,
and recent adrenal insufficiency diagnosis presented to the hospital with multiple
episodes of syncope. The patient has been experiencing syncopal episodes for the past
3 years for which she underwent loop recorder placement. Her cardiac catheterization
showed normal 1 year prior. She was recently hospitalized in outside of the hospital
2 months prior to this admission and was diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency and
prescribed with fludrocortisone, midodrine, sodium tablet. It was noted that she was
intermittently compliant with medications.
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Publication history
Published online: February 13, 2022
Accepted:
February 9,
2022
Received:
April 25,
2021
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