Comparison of 1-μg and 250-μg corticotropin stimulation tests for the evaluation of adrenal function in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 647-651

  Smolyar, D ^a,b,c   Tirado Bernardini, R ^a,b,c   Landman, R ^a,b,c   Lesser, M ^a,b,c   Young, Iven ^a,b,c   Poretsky, L ^a,b,c  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c N Shore Long Isl Jewish Res Inst ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; TETRACOSACTIDE; CORTICOTROPIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0038410154     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/meta.2003.50099     Document Type: Article

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