• Pediatr. Clin. North Am. · Jun 2008

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    Endocrine issues in the pediatric intensive care unit.

    • Lowell Clark, Catherine Preissig, Mark R Rigby, and Frank Bowyer.
    • Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USA. clark.lowell@mccg.org
    • Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 2008 Jun 1;55(3):805-33, xiii.

    AbstractThis article reviews selected issues of endocrine concerns in the pediatric intensive care unit, exclusive of diabetic ketoacidosis. The sympathoadrenergic arm of the neuroendocrine stress response is described, followed by discussions of two topics of particular current concern: critical illness hyperglycemia and relative adrenal insufficiency. A selected set of common scenarios encountered in the daily practice of intensive care follows.

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