Secondary hypoadrenalism

Pituitary

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-154

  Reimondo, Giuseppe ^a   Bovio, Silvia ^a   Allasino, Barbara ^a   Terzolo, Massimo ^a   Angeli, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cortisol; Cosyntropin stimulation test; Insulin tolerance test; Metyrapone test; Secondary adrenal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; METYRAPONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EVENING DOSAGE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; LONGEVITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; COSYNTROPIN; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; SALIVA;

EID: 43049161168     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-008-0108-4     Document Type: Article

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