Cushing's syndrome with uncontrolled hypertension, occasional hypokalemia, and two pregnancies

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 516-521

  Handler, Joel ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; CLONIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS LISINOPRIL; LISINOPRIL;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANKLE EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIZZINESS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; DIURETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77955236094     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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