Jonathan Charnin

Dr. Jonathan Charnin, an anesthesiology assistant professor at Mayo Clinic, and Dr. Daniel Saddawi-Konefka, residency program director at Massachusetts General Hospital, dive into the critical role of stress-dose steroids in managing adrenal insufficiency. They discuss a clinical case of a woman with rheumatoid arthritis and examine the implications of adrenal suppression during surgery. The conversation also covers the complexity of adrenal function, the history of steroid use, and the necessity for monitoring adrenal responses in patients on chronic therapy.