Primary Aldosteronism and Adrenal Insufficiency

In this CME, Hussain Mahmud, MD, and Sura Alqaisi, MD, discuss managing adrenal insufficiency, detecting and treating primary aldosteronism, and using individualized approaches to improve outcomes and reduce antihypertensive use.

 Educational Objectives 

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Explain management of adrenal insufficiency and avoid over treatment related complications.
• Describe patient counseling to reduce risk of adrenal crisis.
• Explain management of adrenal insufficiency after adrenal surgeries.
• Analyze detection of primary aldosteronism in patients with hypertension and/or hypokalemia which leads to early intervention and reduction in cardiovascular and renal complication.
• Enhance knowledge about diagnostic steps of primary aldosteronism through appropriate screening to avoid unnecessary delay referring to specialist and treatment initiation.
• Implement target individualized treatment including medical or surgical options which will improve blood pressure control and reduce the need of multiple anti-hypertensive medications.

Disclosures:

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh designates enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

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Release Date: 6/9/2025 | Last Modified On: 6/9/2025 | Expires: 6/9/2026