If a patient with adrenal insufficiency abruptly stops taking their prescribed cortisol medication, which consequence is most likely?

💡 Explanation

Acute adrenal crisis occurs because abruptly stopping cortisol causes a rapid drop in glucocorticoid levels, leading to impaired blood pressure regulation and glucose metabolism. Therefore, adrenal crisis occurs rather than glucose production, ACTH suppression, or mineralocorticoid effects.

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