Diagnosis of adrenal failure in critically ill patients;Diagnóstico de insuficiência adrenal em pacientes críticos

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 295-302

  Moraes, Rafael Barberena ^a   Czepielewski, Mauro A ^a   Friedman, Gilberto ^a   de Borba, Evandro Lucas ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; CIRCI (critical illness related corticosteroid insufficiency); Cortrosyn; RAI (relative adrenal insufficiency); Sepsis; Septic shock; Steroid therapy

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; STEROID; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; INTENSIVE CARE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; COSYNTROPIN; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; PITUITARY GLAND; STEROIDS;

EID: 80052585873     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302011000500001     Document Type: Review

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