Schmidt’s syndrome is a condition described by the association of primary adrenal insufficiency, often referred to as Addisons disease, with autoimmune thyroid disease in the form of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, with or without hypothyroidism, or Graves’ disease, with or without hyperthyroidism.
Learn about management and approaches to stress doses of steroids and adjustments in patients with adrenal insufficiency.
There is growing interest in the use of cortisol pumps to treat patients with adrenal insufficiency, though most physicians in the US lack experience in this area. Dr. Lewis Blevins caught up with Dr. Naila Goldenberg at The Endocrine Society Meeting in San Francisco, California, in July 2025.
From Lewis Blevins, MD – The pituitary gland secretes ACTH that in turn drives cortisol production by the adrenal glands. ACTH secretion is determined by ambient cortisol levels, which inhibit ACTH production and secretion, and
Podcast – Adrenal insufficiency is the inability of the Adrenal Gland to perform its usual functions. In this exclusive podcast, Dr. Blevins explains the concept of adrenal insufficiency and shares his perspectives and approach to treatment.
From Lewis S Blevins Jr, MD – I define hypopituitarism as the partial or the complete deficiency of one or more anterior pituitary hormones. As a result of how this all works, patients can have
From the desk of Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. M.D. PWN cofounder – Idiopathic isolated central adrenal insufficiency remains a mystery. I’ve seen several patients with this condition in my career. I first learned about it