Dopamine infusion: A possible cause of undiagnosed congenital hypothyroidism in preterm infants

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-251

  Filippi, Luca ^a   Pezzati, Marco ^a   Cecchi, Alessandra ^a   Poggi, Chiara ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Dopamine; Newborn; Preterm; Screening; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPRANOLOL; SURFACTANT; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 33646872826     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000216680.22950.D9     Document Type: Article

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