 Adrenal Insufficiency
"Adrenal Insufficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Conditions in which the production of adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS falls below the requirement of the body. Adrenal insufficiency can be caused by defects in the ADRENAL GLANDS, the PITUITARY GLAND, or the HYPOTHALAMUS.
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D000309
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.053.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Adrenal Insufficiency- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Adrenal Insufficiencies
- Hypoadrenalism
- Adrenal Gland Hypofunction
- Hypofunction, Adrenal Gland
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adrenal Insufficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Kuisle AM, Gauguet S, Karlin LI, Dauber A, McCann ME. Postoperative adrenal crisis in an adolescent with Loeys-Dietz syndrome and undiagnosed adrenoleukodystrophy. Can J Anaesth. 2011 Apr; 58(4):392-5.
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Quintos JB, Boney CM. Transient adrenal insufficiency in the premature newborn. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2010 Feb; 17(1):8-12.
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Usta-Makkaoui N, Lacy TL, Connelly NR. Hydrocortisone improves somnolence without hypotension in the postpartum period. J Anesth. 2008; 22(1):49-51.
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Szumita PM, Greenwood BC, Lowry CM, Wechsler ME. Using the high-dose corticotropin test to diagnose relative adrenal insufficiency in vasopressor-dependent septic shock. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006 Mar 1; 63(5):466-71.
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Torrey SP. Recognition and management of adrenal emergencies. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2005 Aug; 23(3):687-702, viii.
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Kon YC, Sokoloff M, Straus FH, Weiss RE. Addisonian crisis and tuberculous epididymo-orchitis. Endocr Pract. 2002 Sep-Oct; 8(5):365-9.
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Rivers EP, Blake HC, Dereczyk B, Ressler JA, Talos EL, Patel R, Smithline HA, Rady MY, Wortsman J. Adrenal dysfunction in hemodynamically unstable patients in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 1999 Jun; 6(6):626-30.
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