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While distributive shock can also be caused by anaphylaxis, drug ingestion, neurogenic injury, and adrenal insufficiency, these conditions are seen with less frequency in the intensive care unit.
The nonseptic group included eight patients with intra-abdominal disease (five with decompensated cirrhosis, three with acute pancreatitis), one patient with adrenal insufficiency, and four patients with unclear etiologies for hypotension and low SVR (idiopathic).
Unfortunately, cortisol levels and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) response was not routinely measured in patients with infection, and adrenal insufficiency may have been underestimated in this group.
She was started on low-dose hydrocortisone for her adrenal insufficiency and megestrol acetate to increase her appetite.
Thus, it is well documented in rodents that signaling through the LIFR:gp130 heterodimer in the hypothalamus and pituitary leads to adrenal GC production via elevated ACTH.