Adrenal insufficiency in pregnancy: Challenging issues in diagnosis and management

Endocrine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 283-292

  Yuen, Kevin C J ^a   Chong, Lindsay E ^a   Koch, Christian A ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal insufficiency; Cortisol; Glucocorticoid; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTISONE ACETATE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; METYRAPONE; MINERALOCORTICOID; POTASSIUM; PREDNISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFECTION; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; LABOR; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; TOXEMIA; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84885671565     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-013-9893-2     Document Type: Review

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