Severe hyponatremia and Schmidt's syndrome

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-214

  Wehbe, Edgard ^a   Grant, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal failure; Hyponatremia; Hypothyroidism; Schmidt's syndrome

Indexed keywords

FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPONATREMIA; MORNING DOSAGE; SCHMIDT SYNDROME; SYNDROME; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPONATREMIA; POLYENDOCRINOPATHIES, AUTOIMMUNE; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 44149095748     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: 14377799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-008-0035-8     Document Type: Article

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