Adrenal insufficiency in acute spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-69

  Garcia Zozaya, Inigo A ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TETRACOSACTIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVENING DOSAGE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTENSION; LETHARGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WEAKNESS; CERVICAL SPINE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COSYNTROPIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33745117299     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2006.11753858     Document Type: Article

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