Peter Drier, a bank technology manager in New York City, was blindsided after neck surgery by a $117,000 bill from a doctor he did not recall meeting. Credit Joshua Bright for The New York Times.
Cushing's triad, which includes bradycardia, hypertension (with widened pulse pressure), and a change in respiratory pattern, is seen in head injuries with increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
Cushingâs syndrome An excess of cortisol characterizes Cushingâs syndrome, which may be caused by a specific kind of pituitary (brain) tumor that stimulates the adrenal glands to produce excess cortisol or by a tumor of the adrenal gland itself, which overproduces the hormone.