Abstract
This chapter is distinct from the others in its clinical subject matter. I will attempt to outline the major points of interest in glucocorticoids clinically. To aid the illustration in the evaluation of a patient with Cushing disease I have created a case study.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-96 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology |
Volume | 872 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- ACTH
- Addison
- Adrenal gland
- CRH
- Cortisol
- Cushing disease
- Cushing syndrome
- Glucocorticoids
- Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA axis)
- Hypothalamus