Adrenal function in critically ill patients: How to test? When to treat?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 427-432

  Hamrahian, Amir H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INFUSION FLUID; METYRAPONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; EOSINOPHILIA; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INCIDENCE; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 20044386488     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.72.5.427     Document Type: Review

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