Diagnosis and treatment of relative adrenal insufficiency: confusing but at a higher level?

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-78

  Ligtenberg, Jack J M ^a   Zijlstra, Jan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; STEROID;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RELATIVE ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 33645987629     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2005.11.002     Document Type: Note

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