Is the cortrosyn test necessary in high basal corticoid patients with septic shock?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 385-386

  Moraes, Rafael Barberena ^a   Czepielewski, Mauro Antonio ^a   Friedman, Gilberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICAL ILLNESS RELATED CORTICOSTEROID INSUFFICIENCY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; STRESS; BLOOD; NOTE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; COSYNTROPIN; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 59649099810     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31818f2ee4     Document Type: Letter

References (1)

1. Marik PE, Pastores SM, Annane D, et al: Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of corticosteroid insufficiency in critically ill adult patients: Consensus statements from an international task force