Transient adrenal insufficiency in the premature newborn

Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-12

  Quintos, Jose B ^a   Boney, Charlotte M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Premature infants; Relative adrenal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; PLACEBO; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; FETUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE;

EID: 75149192653     PISSN: 1752296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MED.0b013e32833363cc     Document Type: Review

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