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).
The medical term that refers to a group of symptoms attributed to the excessive production of cortisol by the adrenal cortices, causing abnormally pigmented skin, moon face, and pads of fat of the chest, abdomen, and back is: cushing syndrome.