Management of adrenal insufficiency during the stress of medical illness and surgery

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 409-413

  Jung, Caroline ^a   Inder, Warrick J ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOVOLEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; BIOSYNTHESIS; HISTOLOGY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STRESS; SURGERY;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; STRESS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 46249095308     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01686.x     Document Type: Article

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