The diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency in the critically ill patient: Does it really matter?

Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Marik, Paul E ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPTIC SHOCK; BLOOD; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34247550781     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc5105     Document Type: Note

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