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).
Cushing's syndrome is a group of symptoms caused by too much of the hormone cortisol in the blood and is a well-documented side effect of steroid therapy.(36,41) Symptoms include weight gain (especially around the stomach and face), insulin resistance, acanthosis nigricans (see below) . . . and eczema.