Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage: An overlooked cause of hypotension

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-169

  Picolos, Michalis K ^a,b   Nooka, Ajay ^b   Davis, Anu Bhalla ^a   Raval, Bharat ^b   Orlander, Philip R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenal hemorrhage; adrenal insufficiency; anticoagulation; hypotension; warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DOPAMINE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TERAZOSIN; TETRACOSACTIDE; WARFARIN;

ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY; MALE; WARFARIN;

EID: 33847299598     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.05.046     Document Type: Article

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