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).
Pituitary dependent hypercortisolism, more commonly known as Cushing's disease, is caused by a pituitary tumor (non-cancerous) that triggers excessive levels of the stress hormone cortisol.