Identification of adrenal insufficiency in pediatric critical illness

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 276-278

  Menon, Kusum ^a   Lawson, Margaret ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenal hypofunction; Adrenal insufficiency; Corticosteroids; Corticotropin; Critical care; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34248340917     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000262796.38637.15     Document Type: Article

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