Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency in a dog with septic shock: Case Report

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-268

  Peyton, Jamie L ^a,b   Burkitt, Jamie M ^b  

^a Pet Care Veterinary Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Critical care; Endocrinology; Hypotension; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; MALE; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 67049136113     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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